Horrible Histories:
Frightful First World War & Woeful Second World War
Tue 7 - Sat 11 July 2009

£9.00 - £15.00 (discounts available)
Book online (http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.production&ProductionID=776)
Box Office: 0114 249 6000

The sensational Horrible Histories return live on the Lyceum stage!

Using actors and amazing 3D special effects, these two astounding shows - Frightful First World War and Woeful Second World War are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips. From Terry Deary - the internationally bestselling non-fiction writer for children - these groundbreaking theatrical presentations will leave you gasping!

Frightful First World War
Experience the front line of the worst war ever. Relive the terror of the trenches, suffer the songs, face the food, confront court martials, gasp at the ghost stories and join the soldiers as they go over the top. Discover everything you need to know about the Great War!

Woeful Second World War
From the brutal Blitz to the soggy shelters, join young Alf and Sally as they're evacuated to darkest Wales, where they deal with rotten rations, scary schools and new parents! But the bombers are on their way, so be sure to take cover!

'No child or adult should be denied the chance to see this: live theatre and history at its best.'
Times Educational Supplement

'This World War production is yet another superb example of history brought vividly to life by the BSC.'
The Stage

It’s pleasing to find a powerfully affecting theatrical endeavour that raises awareness of this devastating conflict among the young. Horrible, yes, but not trivializing history.'
The Times

Watch the trailer here! (http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/uploads/docs/hhww1-2.mov)

Performance times:

Tue 7 Jul 7:00pm
Wed 8 Jul 10:30am
Wed 8 Jul 1:30pm
Thu 9 Jul 10:30am
Thu 9 Jul 1:30pm
Fri 10 Jul 10:30am
Fri 10 Jul 7:30pm
Sat 11 Jul 2:00pm
Sat 11 Jul 7:00pm

Audio Described performance - Thursday 9 July 2009, 1.30pm

Chatterbox
Thu 9 July, after the 1.30pm performance
A chance for young audiences to ask questions to members of the company.
Free to all ticket holders

COMPETITION - win tickets!

To celebrate the return of the fantastic Horrible Histories to Sheffield, we have a couple of family tickets (4 tickets) for the opening night on Tuesday 7 July, plus Horrible Histories books to give away.

For your chance to win, just post your answer to the following question on this thread:

Q: If you could go back in time, when and where would you go, and why?

Ticket winners will be picked at random from all answers posted on this thread by 10.00am on Friday 3 July, so all you need to do is type a couple of lines about your favourite event from history to be in with a chance of winning these brilliant prizes. Good luck!

Ooh tricky one! I'd either go back to Ancient Egypt and find out all the answers to mysteries that puzzle archaeologists today or to to the 1950's when life seemed slower and friendlier :)

I would travel back not to far to the time when the first boat set sail to austrailia. One of my old work collegues was one of the first passengers on the migration scheme when it first began, she recalls how exciting it was for a child of 5 to be on board this huge ship setting off on this wonderful adventure of how austrailia was full of all these weird and wonderful animals and things. It would be so interesting to see how excited everyone was and full of great expectations and then to actually see the reality of it all! i know its not that exciting but i would love to do it!

I would love to travel back to France during the French Revolution just so I could help the French royal family escape, just like the story of the scarlet pimpernel, fiction I know but I would like to be just like that.

It would have to be Ancient Greece with the magnificent white buildings against the blue aegean and meditteranean. The Great Philosophers, Gods and Mythology, the Olympics, the Spartans. The battle of Troy. The birth of democracy and the theatre - tragedy, comedy and satire. What an amazing, beautiful and creative thinking place to be.

If I could travel back in time I would go back to a week last Wednesday...hopefully I will meet Kryten from Red Dwarf because when he was asked where he would go if he could go back in time his answer was....a week last Wednesday. :lol:

hi, i'd travel back to 1939-45, although such a horrible time for the would it was also a period when many local communities pulled together, where you watched out for one another. i wouldn't want to be a great hero just someone who could do small things that could make a difference.

Thanks for all your fascinating answers - all very interesting moments in history.

The competition to win tickets has now closed and the winners have been notified.

But don't forget you can still book tickets for this brilliant show, either online (http://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=whatson.production&ProductionID=776), by calling the Box Office on 0114 249 6000 or in person at the Lyceum.

Opening night tonight! :love:

Thanks for the tickets. I've never seen anything like it before - mixing live action with 3-d film. A great time was had by all. Highly reccomended :thumbsup:

I know the tickets have been won but given a chance Id go back to the night of the john barrowman concert.

thanks also for the tickets:D my 12 year old son loved it and came out with lots of questions, the second half was especially great with the 3d effects

grace

Just got back from the afternoon show - Frightful First World War - a fantastic afternoon had by all from start to finish. Class performances by all.

The sound was 100% quality for the whole duration of the performance. The great singing was a lovely surprise - what a talented bunch. Loved the audience participation, and the special effects during the second half were brilliant. The lady next to me was screaming and howling - had me in stitches! I must admit I dodged the shrapnel a few times! The kids loved it.

Don't rush out at the end if your'e going - it's worth stopping to listen to the 2 minute or so "don't sneak those glasses in your bag" hilarious and brilliantly performed announcement at the end - reminded me of Monty Python for some reason.

I tell you what it's a lovely retreat in the Lyceum on a hot summer afternoon, it was beautiful and cool and the staff are lovely. Thanks for a lovely experience. My son is already asking who's going with him to see the Woeful Second World War performance!