Horrible Histories: The Concert
For the very first time, your favourite songs and actors from the BAFTA Award-winning CBBC TV series appear live (and dead!) on stage in a sensational show.
When William Shakespeare is asked to create the greatest show on earth, he’s no idea how much trouble he’ll get from monstrous monarchs like King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria!
Things hot up when Death appears – and now Boudica and Cleopatra want to take over! Can things get any worse? Of course they can!
Don’t miss this chance to see the amazing TV actors singing the sensational TV songs, including ‘Stupid Deaths’, ‘Charles II’, ‘Dick Turpin’, ‘The Monarchs Song’ and many more!
Featuring a live band, led by the Horrible Histories song master Richie Webb, this is one show you won’t want to miss. Bring your singing voices for a truly Horrible show!
Presented by Birmingham Stage Company and Lion Television.
Horrible Histories® is a registered trademark of Scholastic Inc. and is used under authorisation. All rights reserved. Written by Terry Deary. Illustrations © Martin Brown.
Need to know
Every adult and child needs a ticket, except for babes in arms aged under 18 months at the time of the performance who don’t need their own seat. Under-12s must be seated next to an accompanying adult.
Booster seats are not available in the balcony section.
You can buy an exclusive box package for this event. More details of our Royal Festival Hall exclusive box package.
Reveiws
‘It’s not just a show – it’s an event!’ South Wales Life
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Access
The performance at 2.30pm is British Sign Language interpreted.
To book tickets for BSL interpretation, email [email protected] or call us on 020 3879 9555.
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP). Relaxed Performances have a relaxed approach to noise and movement in the space, and you are free to exit and reenter if required during the performances. A chill-out space and noise-cancelling headphones are available for both adults and children. There are no adjustments to sound and lighting for these performances and this performance contains amplified sound and moving lights.
You can join our free Access Scheme through your online Southbank Centre account or via email.
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For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.