ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMANCE
The full programme of entertainment and performance will be announced in April.
Around the site you will find some of the most talented and vivacious historians, raconteurs and actors sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge about their chosen subjects. Throughout every day of the festival, they will be entertaining you with a blend of storytelling, inclusive hands-on activities and demonstrations.
CONFIRMED FOR 2025
HISTORY’S MAID
Historian and performer Dr Kate Vigurs reveals extraordinary stories of trailblazing women through history, from war correspondents to resisters and secret agents to suffragettes.
HENRY V
On Cue Theatre Company will be bringing Shakespeare to Chalke throughout the festival week with workshops and lively and dynamic performances of Henry V. Be transported back to the Elizabethan period and discover how the Elizabethan players originally performed with minimal rehearsal, no director, and working from cue scripts!
The GUILLOTINE
Our Remaking History team will exploring the gruesome history of execution as they attempt torecreate an eighteenth-century guillotine. Discover how technology and craftsmanship drastically changed crime and punishment, and witness the guillotine in action (no watermelon is safe).
