HISTORY DAYS
Tempus Fugit Educational Theatre provide a complete day of performances and activities relating to your individual history topics for up to 60 children. (More children can be catered for by individual negotiation).
Below are 9 examples of our History Days which cover the following periods:
Egyptian
Greek
Invaders and Settlers
Tudors
Victorian
World War II
Other periods are available by request.
All activities can be tailored to your individual requirements. All sessions are led by two qualified and experienced Primary school teachers and professional actors/ musicians with enhanced CRB.
All our History Days end with a performance that you may feel appropriate to invite guests to (either other classes within the school or the parents of the children involved).
All our History Days cost £500 plus VAT.
Examples:
EGYPTIAN
Our Egyptian day begins with our Egyptian show introducing the children to Nebumum, an ancient Egyptian architect busy preparing the tomb for Tutankhamen. He introduces the children to a variety of gods and some Egyptian customs. For the rest of the morning the children will be divided into groups of 6 to work on researching, designing then making an Egyptian god mask. They will then create a short play about their chosen god involving all 6 children which they will then perform to each other in the afternoon. The day will culminate with all children celebrating in a giant sand dance.
GREEK (Example 1)
The day will begin with our new ancient Greek Olympic show after which the children will be divided into teams to train for their own mini Olympic Games. (We will need the use of some of your P.E. equipment). Then after lunch it is off to the theatre where Aristophanes we be preparing his latest play; The Task of Perseus but will need the children’s help using mask, music and acrobatic vocal techniques.
GREEK (Example 2)
The day begins with our show about Greek gods and Myths. After this the children will be divided into groups of 10 to create their own plays about their favourite Greek gods which they will then perform to the rest of the group. After lunch they will be visited by Daphne, a Greek rhapsoidoi, (street entertainer), who will tech them about ancient Greek life. The day will conclude with a rousing song to celebrate ancient Greek life.
INVADERS AND SETTELERS (Example 1)
We will start with a meeting with Boudicca, Queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, who tells us her dramatic life story and her plans for rebellion. After that we go to military training camp where the children will be divided into groups of Celts and Romans. They will learn about the different battle techniques and will then make for themselves a replica (cardboard) shield. After lunch the children will display their acquired knowledge to the opposing group. (There will be no physical contact/ combat). The day will culminate with our play about Romulus and Remus and the Foundation of Rome.
INVADERS AND SETTLERS (Example 2)
The day begins with out ever popular Viking show where the children will be informed of Viking life and beliefs. The children will then be divided into groups of 6 to create their own myth about a Viking god which they will then turn into a play to be performed to one another. The day will culminate with a dramatic story telling of the Anglo- Saxon myth of Beowulf.
TUDOR (Example 1)
The day will begin with an audience with King Henry VIII followed by a question and answer session to allow the children to ask probing questions of his majesty, prompted by our Tudor reporter. The children will then be divided into 2 groups to rotate around the activities of 1) Tudor singing. Led by our actor the children will learn a number of Tudor songs and 2) Tudor dancing. Led by our actor the children will learn to dance a simple Pavan. After lunch there will be an audience with Queen Elizabeth I followed by a performance by the children of the songs and dances they have learned.
TUDOR (Example 2)
The day will start with an audience with Queen Elizabeth I followed by a question and answer session in character. The children will then prepare some questions to ask William Shakespeare whom they will meet later. The children will then be split into groups to create an Elizabethan building (the Globe Theatre) from scrap materials. After lunch they will have a private interview with William Shakespeare after which William Shakespeare himself will perform with the help of the children some extracts from his new play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream ending with a rousing Elizabethan song and a climactic dance of the Fairies.
VICTORIAN
The day begins with an audience with Queen Victoria to be followed by a question and answer session when her Majesty will graciously answer some carefully prepared questions (this will need to be prepared prior to the session). The children will then be led from the hall by our strict school teacher, Mr. Obadiah Pitt, who will take them onto the playground to perform the school drill. He will then send them off for their break. After break Mr. Pitt will gather the children once more and bring them back into the hall to meet Fanny Flanshaw, the school maid, who needs their help with the washing. After which we meet music hall variety act, the incomparable Mr. Billy Sweeney, who with the help of his glamorous assistant, the equally incomparable Tallulah de Triomphe, teaches the children a number of rousing Music Hall songs. They are then given some very special news! They will be performing a Victorian Variety show for a selected audience this afternoon and will only have one hour to prepare! After lunch rehearsals begin in earnest. The Victorian Variety show will be performed half an hour before the end of school and you are welcome to invite the rest of the school to watch. The day closes with a very special visit from Florence Nightingale.
WORLD WAR II
The day begins with the declaration of war. Mrs. Smith, a typical 1930’s housewife, teaches the children about gas masks and the threat of air raids. They are divided into groups to build a replica Anderson shelter. The siren sounds and the air raid warden gathers the children into the shelter for a mock air raid complete with sound effects. After the all clear has sounded Mrs. Smith tells them that it is no longer safe and that the children must be evacuated for their own safety. All children will make an evacuation tag/ label after which Major Thompson teaches the children a simple fire drill and then rouses their spirits by teaching them some war time songs on the piano. The day continues by the children being divided into groups to experience a number of war time activities, e.g. learning to make a simple sling bandage, playing some war time games and code breaking. The day concludes with a performance of war time songs performed by Suzy Wilson and Company (i.e. the children) for an audience of invited guests.
