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Horrible Histories

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4.2

60 of 70(86%)customers would recommend this to a friend.

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Review 1 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories - Brilliant again!

Sunderland Empire @

- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The plane bombing in "Bogglevision" then coming back at the end of the performance and shedding poppies - What more can I say? @

Posted 21/11/2009

by EmpireRegulars

Location: Sunderland

This is the 4th Horrible Histories Production we have seen. All the productions have been brilliant and this one gave my son a real insight into the life of xhildren during WW2.
He absolutely loves the songs that they teach the children during the show and of course the second half is always OUTSTANDING with the "Bogglevision" special effects!!!! 10/10

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The plane bombing in "Bogglevision" then coming back at the end of the performance and shedding poppies - What more can I say? @

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Review 2 for Horrible Histories

4 / 5

Great performance

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Posted 18/11/2009

by Niky

Location: Hexham

Kids loved it. Really helped their understanding of events in the war. Great scenery and acting. Well done

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Review 3 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories was excellant

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 3d second half was an enexpected bonus. @

Posted 17/11/2009

by Heidi1

Location: Durham

For a cast of four people, the performance was amazing. The best afternoon's entertainment in a long time.

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 3d second half was an enexpected bonus. @

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Review 4 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

history but not as we know it.

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: Three D rats and Lice flying through the air, the woman next to me jumped so much she made me spill my popcorn. @

Posted 16/11/2009

by coconut1

Took the kids to see Horrible Histories live on stage, having watched most of the series on television, I was really looking forward to it, however sometimes when you look forward to something it can turn out to be a bit of a let down, happily on this occasion this was not the case. The subject of this history lesson was the frightful first world war, and from the first explosion to the last I was totally hooked, both the humour and the horror of the trenches were covered in this production , and there was also ample opportunity for audience participation ( I believe I ended up cheering for the Chestnut Curry in a first world war version of Ready Steady Cook) . Superb three D effects filled the second half of the show, including rats and lice flying out of the screen and over your head, this raised a fair few screams from the kids in the audience, the end of the show was very moving, reflecting on the huge loss of life during the conflict. All in all a great night out for kids and adults alike, if only history had been like this when I was at school.

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: Three D rats and Lice flying through the air, the woman next to me jumped so much she made me spill my popcorn. @

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Review 5 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Fantastic Horrible Histories!!

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: Too many to list!! @

Posted 16/11/2009

by Virginia

Location: Newcastle

Superbly acted and great for all ages! Lots of humour, but also dealt with the subject matter in a tasteful and poignant manner. Neat special effects! I will recommend it to all my friends!!

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: Too many to list!! @

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Review 6 for Horrible Histories

4 / 5

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Posted 16/11/2009

by Anonymous

Location: county durham

Horrible Histories was fab, my 7 year old little girl really enjoyed it.. was very loud tho which scared her a little bit. other than that she had a fantastic time

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Review 7 for Horrible Histories

2 / 5

Horrible Histories - Woeful Second World War

Grand Opera House, York @

- York @

- Wed 11 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: I didn't have a favourite moment. It was dull @

Posted 16/11/2009

by Reviewer24

Location: GOH york

My children and I went to the GOH to see the performance 'Horrible Histories - Frightful First World War'. It was brilliant. Memorable and inspiring.
We were therefore so excited about going to see the 'Woeful Second World War'. I couldn't wait. And to be fair to the children (Aged 9 and 5) they were equally excited about the experience too. We were buzzing.

I am sad to say that I found the format of the show quite dull. It was nothing like the frst world war. The acting was good. But it lacked umph, drama and sparkle. It wasn't that horrible!! i also found it difficult to sing along to the song. I kept forgetting the words!

My son found it confusing and disappointing. He thought he would see hitler, a tank, a prisoner of war camp, bombs, and poo. We wanted everthing about the second world war bundled up in a performance like we had seen two nights ago. My daughter found it dull, which is sad because she loves the second world war. And it could have been really horrible - why wasn't it. The second world war certainly was horrible, really horrible. I want my children to know that and I wanted them to see that. I want them to appreciate all that was done during those times and that we would not have the quality of life we have now if it wasn't for the sacrifies made then.

I wouldn't want to put you off going to the show. I don't feel like I waisted my money, as the first showing of 'Horrible Histories - Frightful First World War' was well worth twice as much as I paid for it.

My 3D glasses were not up to the job. They were covered in smear marks that I could not polish out. To find a replacement I had to leave the show and go into the entrance foyer and find someone to help. The assistant gave me a replacement pair but put my origional pair back into the box. So some poor unsuspecting paying customer will have his/her 3D experience ruined too.

If you asked me if would I go to another Horrible Histories performance - well I certainly would. In the hope it would be as good as the first performance we saw.

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- Wed 11 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: I didn't have a favourite moment. It was dull @

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Review 8 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories - Frightful First World War

Grand Opera House, York @

- York @

- Mon 9 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: My favourite moment was about every 5 minutes. We all really really enjoyed the performance @

Posted 16/11/2009

by Reviewer24

Location: GOH york

Horrible Histories - Frightful First World War

The show was brilliant. Captivating for all ages. My son is 5 and I am 40 and we thought it was great. It was informative, funny, sad, thought provoking, gruesome and scary.

Really well done, thank you

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- Mon 9 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: My favourite moment was about every 5 minutes. We all really really enjoyed the performance @

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Review 9 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

brilliant horrible histories

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: singing keep it in the dark. @

Posted 16/11/2009

by pannie

Location: durham

I was unsure about taking my 7 year old grandson to see horrible histories woeful second world war as I thought he might be too young to enjoy it. I needn't have worried he loved every moment and was singing the songs all the way home. The 3D effect was excellent and had him on the edge of his seat. He was so interested in the subject that we have bought both the second world war and first world war histories. He can't wait to see another show!

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: singing keep it in the dark. @

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Review 10 for Horrible Histories

3 / 5

Not the real deal

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3D effects @

Posted 16/11/2009

by Pawel

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Whilst the 3D effects were interesting, both my children, aged 8 & 11, said they much prefered the books.

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3D effects @

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Review 11 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories WW2

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 3 D effects. @

Posted 15/11/2009

by STL1

Location: Gateshead

Excellent show. Full of fun and facts to keep all interested. The 3D glasses in the second half were great fun.

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Favourite moment: The 3 D effects. @

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Review 12 for Horrible Histories

1 / 5

Boring!

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: None apart from the finish @

Posted 15/11/2009

by HayLea

Location: Newcastle

The last time we saw this company perform it was great and full of interesting facts about the era they were talking about - this was just a poor play with some 3D effects!
Very dissapointed

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: None apart from the finish @

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Review 13 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories is a hit!!

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 3d section @

Posted 15/11/2009

by mogpot

Location: sunderland

Great fun for all the family... a must see!!!!!!!!!!!!

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 3d section @

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Review 14 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Go See This

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Posted 15/11/2009

by markyw1968

Location: Newcastle

Very well done show. Thoroughly recommend. Went with my 10 yo daughter and she really liked it. Much more educational than staying at home and watching xfactor.

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Review 15 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Frightful World War One

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- Fri 13 Nov 2009 @

Posted 15/11/2009

by Gannygumps

The theatre was full. Groups of school children undoubteldy enjoyed every minute of the show, and the actors made sure that audience participation was high, and highly enjoyable.

Horrible Histories are an excellent way of bringing out the reality of historical events. Some of the children present were almost as old as the 14 year old seen "taking the kings shilling", and later recording in his diary the fact that bodyparts, of those killed by exploding shells, were showered onto the survivors.

As a regular IMAX visitor the 3D effects were good, but I heard lots of the childrens comments and they were, in the main, amazed.

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- Fri 13 Nov 2009 @

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Review 16 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Laughs, tears and a valuable lesson!

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- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The actor playing the Sergeant Major singling out my delighted daughter - 'STOP LAUGHIN' LIKE A MANIAC!!' @

Posted 15/11/2009

by IndigoFalls

Location: Stockton-on-Tees

This was a wonderful piece of family theatre. Funny without being done entirely for the laughs, informative without being preachy, and well-performed and beautifully paced. Kept my 9-year old daughter enthralled, and my 59-year old husband. I'd thought there were about 8 in the cast, and was amazed to see just 4 incredibly hard-working actors take a bow at the end. The 3-D element was slick and thoughtfully incorporated, and just the right side of 'Scare Your Pants Off' for my daughter. The sadness and horror of WW1 was not overlooked, either. We will definitely be going to see future 'Horrible Histories' productions.

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- Sunderland @

- Sat 14 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The actor playing the Sergeant Major singling out my delighted daughter - 'STOP LAUGHIN' LIKE A MANIAC!!' @

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Review 17 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Horrible Histories was great!

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- Sunderland @

- Thu 12 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 2nd half with the 3D glasses @

Posted 13/11/2009

by aldj

Location: Durham

Excellent show for both adults and children. Really good value for money. Good night out for all the family.

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- Thu 12 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: The 2nd half with the 3D glasses @

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Review 18 for Horrible Histories

3 / 5

Horribly woeful

Opera House, Manchester @

- Manchester @

- Sat 7 Nov 2009 @

Posted 13/11/2009

by fizzwolf

The books are brilliant and any effort to replicate them on stage would be extremely difficult. As it proved. It was quite poignant as it was remembrance weekend but otherwise it was a bit disappointing. Our 9 year old wasn't excited by the experience.

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Review 19 for Horrible Histories

5 / 5

Fun and Educational

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- Sunderland @

- Thu 12 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3D parts @

Posted 13/11/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Durham

Horrible Histories was a fabulous, fun, yet informative show. Children loved it - especially the 3D section after the interval. Audience participation was fun also. Would highly recommend to all. Looking forward to the next productions

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- Thu 12 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3D parts @

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Review 20 for Horrible Histories

3 / 5

woeful second worl war ok!!

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- York @

- Wed 11 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3d part where the cow licked us was really funny!! @

Posted 13/11/2009

by squarepants

Location: feathersone, Pontefract

This wasn't as good as the world war one show but it was quite funny in parts, it was more about the evacuees whereas my family was expecting to see Hitler and more gruesome parts. Overeall it was quite good and we did enjoy our evening.

Grand Opera House, York @

- York @

- Wed 11 Nov 2009 @

Favourite moment: 3d part where the cow licked us was really funny!! @

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