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Horrible Histories
By Edward Halliday & Jasmin-Ann Krumbein
We went on a coach to Birmingham Theatre. We went into the theatre and sat and waited for
the Horrible Histories play to begin. The Year 7s behaved really well.
The play, Horrible Histories – Ruthless Romans, began with two actors saying Rome was disgusting while another actor was saying how lovely it was. There was also a tourist. They decided to tell the whole story of Rome and the Romans from the very start. They started with the story of Romulus and Remus and then carried on from there.
The second part of the story was 3D – it was great.
I really enjoyed the play and would love to see it again.
By Jasmin-Ann Krumbein
On Wednesday 2nd May, a group of Year 7s, including me, went on a theatre trip to the Birmingham Theatre. We travelled by coach from school – the journey was long and gave us time to talk, so the time went quickly! When we arrived at the Horrible Histories – Ruthless Romans play, we had to wait for it to start.
It started off with a man called Horatius and his assistant outside the Coliseum in Italy. The background was projected onto a screen but the actors were real. They talk about exploring Roman history, but the assistant complains saying the Italian Police would arrest them if they continued to do this without a tour licence. A man called Vito came along – he was a tour guide – he showed them how great the Italians were but Horatius disagreed and so they went on a journey, showing how terrible the Romans really were.
The second part was in 3D incorporating flying heads, ballistas and flying rocks - making the most of the technology at their disposal.
My favourite part was when they told us about what the Celts were like, because it allowed us not only to see what the Romans thought but what their enemies believed as well. By Edward Halliday