Event Activities / Entertainment

Time Jump Histories Event theatre company specialises in immersive and interactive historical experiences, offering themed events and live educational entertainment that vividly bring history to life for audiences of all ages.

 Combine storytelling, authentic costumes, and engaging activities to create memorable journeys through different eras, making history fun.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Depending on your chosen experience, your booking can include:

  • Professional historical performers
  • Authentic-looking historical costumes
  • Historical characters and interactive storytelling
  • Living history displays
  • Replica historical artefacts and equipment
  • Walkabout entertainment and audience interaction
  • Family-friendly historical activities
  • Performances tailored to your event or festival

Event Activities Packages 

Train Like a Gladiator!

Step into the arena and experience the excitement of Ancient Rome!

Our Roman Gladiator School offers a fun, hands-on, interactive experience where members of the public can learn the skills of a Roman gladiator.

What to Expect

  • Dress up as a gladiator of Ancient Rome, putting on a traditional tunic
  • See weapons and armor of gladiators and objects used in the daily life of ancient Rome
  • Learn and practice the basics of sword fighting (using the wooden sword called rudis) under the guidance of an experienced instructor
  • Get acquainted with battle tactics, various combat secrets and tricks by playing active educational games.
  • Get a Certificate of Accomplishment of the Roman Gladiator School

Do you have what it takes to enter the arena? Join our Roman Gladiator School and train like a true gladiator!

Step into the legendary world of Robin Hood, where daring adventures, heroic deeds and medieval excitement await!

Join Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws as they bring the famous tales of Sherwood Forest to life through an entertaining, interactive historical reenactment experience. Featuring exciting storytelling, medieval characters, audience participation and plenty of family-friendly fun, this show is perfect for visitors of all ages.

Event Package Includes:

  • Three live performances per day.

  • Each performance lasts approximately 30 minutes.

  • Family-friendly historical entertainment suitable for all ages.

  • Interactive storytelling and audience participation.

  • Medieval characters, costumes and historical atmosphere.

A fantastic opportunity for families to experience the legend of Robin Hood in an exciting and engaging way, bringing the magic of medieval England to life!

A Family-Friendly Living History Show

Step back into the medieval world and discover how crime was dealt with during the Middle Ages! Join our historical performers for an entertaining, interactive and educational experience exploring medieval law, justice and punishment.

From mischievous thieves and troublesome troublemakers to the medieval courts and the role of the local lawman, audiences will discover how people were accused, judged and punished in medieval society.

Through theatrical demonstrations, historical storytelling and audience participation, our performers bring the fascinating world of medieval justice to life. Volunteers may even find themselves taking part in a mock medieval trial!

Designed to be fun and suitable for all ages, this show offers a light-hearted look at medieval crime and punishment, exploring the unusual laws, customs and methods of justice of the period without graphic or disturbing content.

Event Package Includes

  • Three live performances per day.

  • Each performance lasts approximately 30 minutes.

  • Interactive historical storytelling and theatrical demonstrations.

  • Audience participation and family-friendly mock trials.

  • An entertaining and educational insight into medieval law, crime and punishment.

A fascinating journey into medieval justice, where the audience becomes part of the story!

Step back into the medieval world and discover what it really took to become a knight!

Children will be put through their paces as they undertake a series of fun medieval challenges, including:

  • 🏇 Mock Jousting – test your balance, bravery and accuracy.
  • ⚔️ Sword Skills – learn the basics of medieval swordsmanship using safe training equipment.
  • 🏰 Knightly Challenges – take on a variety of traditional skills and tests.
  • 👑 The Path to Knighthood – learn about the journey from page and squire to fully-fledged knight.

Ages 5+ 

Think like a medieval engineer and help us capture the castle!

Step into the world of medieval siege warfare and take on the Apprentice Siege Engineer Challenge with Time Jump Histories.

A fast-paced, hands-on historical experience where children don't just learn about medieval siege warfare — they become part of it!

Perfect for festivals, medieval events, school fairs, family days and historical events.

Can you break the castle walls?

Step Back in Time • Train Like a Soldier • Experience History

Ages 5+ | Children & Adults | Perfect for Events, Festivals & Family Days

Are you ready to step back in time and experience life as a World War One soldier?

Time Jump Histories presents the World War One Training School — an exciting, hands-on historical experience where children and adults can become recruits and discover what it was like to prepare for military service during the First World War.

WHAT WILL RECRUITS EXPERIENCE?

Participants may be challenged to:

  • Report for recruitment and receive their soldier's identity.
  • Learn military drill and follow commands as a wartime recruit.
  • Practice marching and formations as a military unit.
  • Learn about soldiers' uniforms and equipment.
  • Take part in teamwork and communication challenges.
  • Experience a simulated military training exercise.
  • Discover what life was like for ordinary soldiers during World War One.
  • Complete their training and earn the title of a World War One Trained Recruit.

The activity is designed to be fun, engaging and educational, allowing participants to experience history rather than simply hear about it.

The Victorian Magical Maestro is a fictional or conceptual figure that embodies the mystique and grandeur of Victorian-era magic, blending the era's fascination with the mystical, ornate aesthetics, and elaborate performances. This character or theme often evokes images of grand illusions, intricate costumes, and elaborate stagecraft reminiscent of the 19th century, capturing the imagination with a sense of wonder and historical charm

Step into the fascinating and mystical world of dragons with Edmond Drake’s Dragon School!

Join our resident dragonologist as he explores the ancient legends, mysterious lore and fascinating secrets surrounding these legendary creatures. Through an engaging and theatrical live experience, audiences will discover the wonders of Dragonology and the arcane sciences associated with dragons.

This interactive entertainment package includes:

  • Three live Dragon School shows per day.

  • Each performance lasts approximately 30 minutes.

  • Engaging storytelling, dragon lore and mythical discoveries.

  • An entertaining and educational experience for audiences of all ages.

Prepare to enter a world of mystery, magic and legendary beasts with Edmond Drake!

Our Historical Rat Catcher service brings the fascinating, gruesome and often overlooked world of pest control to life through four distinct historical characters, each representing a different period in history. From the streets of medieval England to the muddy trenches of the First World War, our costumed historical interpreters roam your event, engaging visitors through storytelling, meet-and-greets, photographs and interactive living history.

Each character features their own period costume, interpretation and stories, offering visitors a unique glimpse into one of history’s most unpleasant but essential occupations.

The Medieval Rat Catcher

The Georgian Rat Catcher

The Victorian Rat Catcher

The Great War Rat Catcher

Battleground brings history's greatest military conflicts to the tabletop, recreating the decisive battles, turning points and bloody encounters that shaped our world.

From the mighty legions of Ancient Rome and the armies of the High Middle Ages, through the Napoleonic Wars on land and sea, to the trenches of the Great War and the battlefields of the Second World War, we take audiences on a journey through military history in stunning miniature.

Featuring beautifully detailed tabletop battlefields, expertly crafted terrain and costumed historical interpreters, each presentation combines miniature warfare with engaging historical storytelling. Our interpreters explore the tactics, commanders, weaponry and personal stories behind each conflict, bringing the realities of warfare to life in an accessible, entertaining and educational way.

 

Our clients include. 

English Heritage - National Trust - Griffin Historical - Time Capsule Education - Royal Armouries Fort Nelson - Old Royal Naval College London - Bembridge Fort Trust

- BBC - Templecombe Medieval Pageant.