Have you ever wondered about the true Christian story of St George? Who was he, and what did he do? Celebrate him with a popular folk tale about how he came to slay the dragon. What was it really like to go on a dragon hunt? Listen to a squire tell the story of his
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A Few Words about Holidays in the 50s and 60s Everyone remembers the long school summer holidays. Days filled with promise, excitement and adventure. I have a talk for your residents that will trigger all sorts of good memories of those days long ago. I talk about my childhood holidays at places like Butlins,
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A Few Words about Rochester Castle The Medieval History of Rochester Castle in Three Hats This year I had six bookings at Rochester Castle to tell stories around various characters and incidents in history of Rochester Castle. Out of this I have developed this talk. In one hat I tell the story of a
A Few Words about WW2 Stories Bring memories to life. Let your clients enjoy revisiting their family life in the 1940s.. I tell the tales of my maternal grandparents in WW2. I tell as if I was my grandfather. I talk about what life was like on a daily basis, dealing with rationing, work, air
A Few Words about The Tolpuddle Martyrs A Stain on British History and a factor in the rise of the trade unions Let George Loveless, the ‘spokesman’ of the farm labourers who were transported to the Antipodes for trying to earn a fair wage and to feed their family, tell of their heart breaking story
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A Few Words about William Marshal The most powerful man in medieval history, and mostly ignored in current history From a younger son of a baron, he rose to be the most powerful and celebrated Jouster in ‘Europe’; He was a Knight Marshal of England; he was one of the closest military and political advisors
A Few Words about A Medieval Stonemason How the medieval world was built A master mason was a man to be respected. His skill came from many years of study as an apprentice. He not only designed and built toe stone walls. He was in charge of the whole site, be it a cathedral, castle,
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A Few Words about Tintern Abbey Tintern Abbey and the dissolution The end of an institution and the start of a beautiful ruin What happened to them? Why didn’t they survive like the cathedrals? Ohh that Henry VIII, he has a lot to answer for. Him and his chasing wives. But what really happened? Many
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A Few Words about my New Stories Researching two new stories in Middleham, Yorkshire I have spent a lovely week in Middleham, Yorkshire, having a wonderful rest in a wonderful cottage (shameless ad here – have a look, well recommended) and researching new stories. Its amazing how so small and pretty a town has such
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A Few Words about Saint Tysilio Saint Tysilio I will be Actor in Residence for the weekend on the Island and performing my story in the Church on Sunday afternoon Who? Was he martyred? Was he famous? Where is his cathedral? He wasn’t martyred, he isn’t famous, he has no cathedral. He was quietly religious
A Few Words about Remmeberance Day Remembrance Day means different things to different people. Everybody’s feelings are coloured by their experiences and everyone’s experiences are different. Our Remembrance started after WW1. I’m sure other, earlier wars, resulted in people having the same feelings and the same needs which we now express on Remembrance Day. Two
A Few Words about A House in History Some houses last a couple of hundred years and some leave some history behind. I was privileged to write about and perform in a house that has an amazing history. Adgors Farmhouse at the Museum of East Anglia Life in Stowmarket has been lived in continually since around 1350
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a few word about Stories and places The importance of stories to buildings and places I’ve been commissioned to write historical stories on three very different properties with 3 very different histories. All of which turned out to be pleasantly challenging. The first was for the East Anglian Living History Fair at the Museum of East
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A Few Words about my 2016 Performances Coming up in 2016 February 8th – 13th Playing Peter in ‘Last of the Haussmans’ by Steven Beresford at Beckenham Theatre Centre. April 8th and 9th Transgendered Shakespeare at Beckenham Theatre Centre May 14th, 21st, 27th and 28th Transgendered Shakespeare at the Brighton Fringe Festival in The Friends Meeting House. July 16th New
A Few Words about Charles Dickens Mr Charles Dickens The Rochester Dickens Festival is one of the biggest celebrations of this author in the country. 2018 marked its 40th anniversary. I was asked to appear as Mr Dickens and to relate stories about his childhood.Slightly out of my usual character. I have always chosen ‘ordinary’
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