Arts in Education Project

This is a unique form of interactive Theatre in Education, looking at life in London during Roman and Tudor times. Each three week production focuses on a separate historical period; all support and enhance the National Curriculum in history and literacy. Children take on identities from the period to help them examine some of the characters and dilemmas of the time.

'Baited Hooks: Henry VIII's London'
This production focuses on the 1530s, just before Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn was made public. The children become Tudor apprentices and citizens, encountering some of the characters and dilemmas of the time. A practical workshop enables them to experience some of the realities of life as a London apprentice, visit the historic Watermen’s Hall and help to prepare music and dance for the coronation of Anne Boleyn, adding considerably to children’s sense of becoming part of the City’s “real life”.

'Ultima Britannia: Life on a Roman Frontier'
Set in first century Londinium, newly rebuilt after its destruction by Boudicca and notorious among Roman officials as a “hardship posting”, the south aisle of the church becomes the villa that occupied the site two thousand years ago, and children encounter some of the characters and dilemmas of the time. They are also able to walk at Roman street level through the crypt and handle artefacts of the period.

The Arts in Education project is dependent on grant funding and 'in kind' assistance, and has been supported in various ways by the Company of Watermen & Lightermen, Man Group Charitable Trust, Unilever plc, Coutts Charitable Trust, Garfield Weston Foundation, Museum of London, Charles French Charitable Trust, Ernest Cook Trust, Worshipful Company of World Traders, Tower Hill Trust, Worshipful Company of Mercers, Worshipful Company of Leathersellers, Worshipful Company of Vintners, Awards for All, Heritage Lottery Fund.

We are very grateful to all our funders and project partners for their help.