Putting on a Show - The How and Why of Historical Shows and Theatre in a Historical Setting or Theme-park

Abstract

As long as people have walked the earth, stories have been told; from stories around the campfire told by older people to entertain and educate the young, to 15th century knights dressing up as Romans during themed tournaments. Telling a story is putting on a little show; a show is a great way to tell a story.

Keywords

• theatre
• living history
• archaeological open-air museum
• palaeolithic
• mesolithic
• neolithic
• chalcolithic
• bronze age
• iron age
• roman era
• viking age
• early middle ages
• late middle ages
• the netherlands