This Historical Interpretation is based on the life and times of Harry Kay (Simon’s maternal grandfather), a volunteer in Kitchener’s Army during the First World War. The dramatised monologue, in full uniform, is the story of an ordinary Englishman who volunteered, and was assigned to a Highland Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders, and, surprisingly joined thousands of other Englishmen who fought in kilts for their country. Spoken and acted in a way to include the audience in his reminiscence, we hear about why Harry joined up, his training, his first battle at Loos, his other battles, the nature of comradeship, and how his experiences influenced his life in the aftermath of the Great War.
Views: 1688 | Enquiries: 2Simon researches and writes monologues about events and people in history and performs his stories as a monologue in character in the first person. This makes the event come alive for the audience.
“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” – Rudyard Kipling.
“Tell me the facts and I’ll learn. Tell me the truth and I’ll believe, But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” – Native American Proverb.
Using his experiences as re-enactor, actor, and drawing on family history, Simon has developed his monologues to illustrate how great historical events are seen from an ordinary person’s point of view. They are performed in costume of the time, and he brings items of a historical nature, to support the talk. There are a variety of characters ranging from a C7 welsh Saint to a WW2 soldier. Details, including photos and clients comments can be found on the website. www.historicalinterpretation.co.uk I am based in N W Kent but am willing to travel, subject to agreement on expenses. My clients include WIs, U3A, Probus, Active Retirement Associations, Local History clubs, English Heritage, National Trust, museums, Historical events organisers, historic houses, libraries.
"Simon, thank you for your evening with us on Thursday. We thoroughly enjoyed your thoughts and recollections on being a Kilted Tommy during WWI. You make history come alive and the audience feel very much a part of the past. Looking forward to hearing more of your interesting subjects". from Harvard WI
"Thank you so much for entertaining us so royally with your talk on being a pilgrim at the time of the black death. I think it was very well received, and I am grateful to you". Friends of Nonsuch.
I can do all my stories via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Each will be £50.
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