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THE HORRIBLE HISTORIES:
TERRIBLE THAMES
The Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames
boat tour returns for its fifth spectacular
year in 2025, delivering a hilarious and
educational journey through the murky
and fascinating past of London’s River
Thames. Created by the Birmingham
Stage Company in partnership with
Woods Silver Fleet, this 45-minute
immersive experience departs from Tower
Bridge Quay and sails to the Palace of
Westminster and back, blending
interactive theatre with scenic sightseeing.
Passengers board the Silver Sockeye,
a luxury cruiser, for an engaging voyage
where historical characters and stories
spring to life with humour and theatrical
flair. Designed to entertain both children
and adults, the tour is packed with
gruesome tales, unexpected facts, and
catchy sea shanties that bring the river’s
legacy of treachery, tyranny, and triumph
vividly into focus.
The tour draws on the worldwide
success of Horrible Histories, the
bestselling children’s history book series
written by Terry Deary and illustrated by
Martin Brown. Since its launch over 30
years ago, the franchise has sold more
than 30 million copies, been translated
into 38 languages, and inspired TV
series, stage shows, a feature film, and
numerous heritage attractions.
Tickets and further details are
available at terriblethames.com
Photo: Brinkhoff-Moegenburg
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THE LION, THE WITCH & THE
WARDROBE
The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe which this year celebrates the
75th Anniversary of the publication of
C.S. Lewis novel, returns to the capital
for a Summer Season at Sadler’s Wells
from 20 August to 7 September.
This stunning show, which comes to
London as part of its successful tour of
the UK and Ireland, will be celebrating
its return to the City by taking part in
The Society of London Theatre’s hugely
successful Kids Week initiative.
The award-winning Katy Stephens
plays The White Witch. Katy’s extensive
stage career includes leading roles at
Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal
Shakespeare Company with whom she is
an Associate Artist. Katy was part of the
team that won the Olivier Award for Best
Ensemble Performance for the RSC’s
Histories Cycle where her roles included
Joan of Arc and Margaret of Anjou. She
will also play Mrs Macready.
C.S. Lewis’ book was first published
in October 1950. Since then, over 85
million copies in 60 languages have
been sold. It is one of the top ten
best-selling books of all time. The stage
adaptation of Lewis’ iconic book enjoyed
a hugely successful, critically-acclaimed
London run in 2022/3.
Producer Chris Harper said: ‘We are
delighted to welcome children and
adults alike on this spectacular journey
through the wardrobe, and are proud to
be marking the 75th anniversary of the
publication of CS Lewis’ novel with this
production.’
Step through the wardrobe into the
enchanted kingdom of Narnia. Join Lucy,
Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave
goodbye to wartime Britain and embark
on the most magical of adventures in a
frozen, faraway land where they meet Mr
Tumnus the faun, talking beavers, Aslan
(the noble king of Narnia) and the
coldest, most evil White Witch.
For all information on venues and
ticketing details visit the website at
www.lionwitchonstage.com
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
is produced by Chris Harper
Productions and Catherine Schreiber
and was first produced at the Leeds
Playhouse.
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