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LONGSHANKS & Talesman - Services

Historic Site Event Manager.

• Want an event that doesn't upstage your property, merely treating it as a backdrop?
• A unique event that points to the special features of your historic sites rather than a generic "could be done anywhere" event?
• Something not as overpowering as a battle re-enactment, but more than merely a lecture?
• Something both informing and entertaining?
• An event that could be given as an exclusive treat to members, or for the general public?

Longshanks & Talesman have the answer.

Events.

They specialise in site specific events, working to create an interface of interpretation and imagination between the public and the site using relevant archaeological facts and mythology. These are normally promenade events round the site, where the past is brought to life by combining instructive, entertaining lecture and lively storytelling with theatre techniques. Period musicians can also be placed about the property for added atmosphere.

See our list of existing events.

Guided Walks.

Across your estate, or beyond, gentle rural walks to fascinating historical sites with frequent stops for interpretation of archaeological remains, short informative sketches, relevant stories, occasional poems and a pub/packed lunch. The audience are frequently physically involved, handling real archaeological finds or replicas, and becoming part of the reconstructions of the past, such as standing on the sites of post holes to create an iron age roundhouse.

See our list of existing walks.

Either performance can be tailored to meet your requirements. They can work on any site, for any period. Sites with complex histories are best served by their "Performance Archaeology" style, be it Castle, Medieval Hall, Abbey, Hillfort, or Prehistoric Landscape.

Contact: Catspaw Event Management via jo@catspaw.uk.net

ALSO!

Audio Guides

Customised audio guides for historic sites, researched, scripted, performed and recorded for you by Longshanks (studied Archaeology and Theatre Studies at university) and Talesman (professional sound engineer and story teller).

Radio Programmes

A full radio programme can be scripted and recorded for promotion of your historic site. Or a shortened excerpt of a live Longshanks and Talesman event can be recorded as a promotion for a live event.

Contact: Catspaw Event Management via jo@catspaw.uk.net