Historical Events

Quite often, History can be seen as a dry, boring and dusty subject that’s something to painfully sit through and endure. We change that by the use of interpretation and interaction! Whatever and whenever the subject, we actively encourage our audiences (young and old alike) to fully participate in the activities that we are engaged in. We treat History like an onion – sometimes it can make your eyes water, but peeling back the layers can be infinitely rewarding.

You name the Time and we’ll quite literally be there! We firmly believe that every occasion can have elements of historical entertainment added to it, providing another dimension for the guests to enjoy. Whether it’s real-life characters from any point in history, or fictional characters from any number of sources, we can provide them all. The one thing that we can guarantee is that, whether it’s your event or one of our events, you’ll go home having been fully entertained by our enthusiastic team of historically dressed performers.

A feast for all of the senses as the guests are invited to dress up and join in a variety of themed events. These can be historically based (e.g. Medieval banquets), theme based (e.g. Pirate feasts, Oscar awards ceremonies, Spy nights etc) or corporate banquets for specific clients and calendar events (e.g. Awards ceremonies at annual dinners, St Andrew’s dinner, Christmas meals etc). From the multi-course fine dining experience; through to single course meal and a show, our award winning catering team have something for everyone.

A themed tavern or bar specific to any event, we provide any style of food and drink as required by the organisers. The possibilities are limitless with the Tavern, ranging from History Festivals, Highland Games, Boat Festivals, Corporate Functions and Music Events to name but a few. Want your guests to be served grog by cutlass wielding Pirates, or Mead from Medieval Knights? No problem at all! Name the characters and we'll bring them to life

A sit down meal or stand alone event, Murder Mystery events are proving more and more popular around Scotland. Our guests are involved throughout the whole event, examining evidence laid before them and helping to find out the murderer amongst them. Do you have what it takes to solve the mystery and avoid becoming the next victim?

Gruesome myths and legends from Scotland’s rich heritage come to life in gory detail for our unsuspecting guests! With live performers and a huge range of props, we are able to transform any venue into a scary experience that is fun for all the family. Bring any of the gruesome past to life with a historically themed Ghost tour like no other!

Want to meet Santa? Join us for a fun experience for all of the family, with a panto-style presentation involving good and bad fairies and Santa and his elves. This event also includes face painting, kiddies magician, crafty monkey activities and a chance to visit Santa in his grotto. Catering is dependent on what the client requires, but it usually involves a lot of sweets! Alternatively, the grounds of a venue can be used to create a ‘winter wonderland’ experience for adults and children alike.

Costumed performers bring traditional fairy tales and myths from around the world to life in our fully interactive tours. From Little Red Riding Hood to Selkies, Rapunzel to Salamanders, there are hundreds of traditional stories waiting for you to experience. Why not go on a woodland walk or sit around the campfire as you listen to our captivating storytellers take you on a Celtic Myth and Legends journey for your imaginations.

Based around the pre-Christian calendar, we organise festivals of fire, including aerial performers, fire staffs, labyrinths, fire poi and costumed performers to bring these festivals of light to life.

Want to create your own Festival of Light? With any number of different sized marquees set up in an area looking onto the grounds or venue (e.g. Castle walls), the evening consists of a tour of the grounds, followed by a 3 course meal and is finished with the castle walls or grounds being illuminated in a Son et Lumiere show. Ideal for corporate events, this can also serve as a stand-alone event, or an evening event following on from a show during the day. Alternatively, a walk through the venue with each area having a different light and sound performance brings another dimension to this event.

As a backdrop to any history event, traditional traders can add another dimension to the visitors’ experiences. We have a large portfolio of traders covering a vast number of different products to sell.

Taking the re-enactment concept onto the stage, our theatre performances are usually scripted to last for at least an hour. Whether it is an Interactive or first person interpretation performance, they all provide entertainment for our audiences.

Providing fun for all ages throughout the local community, our gala days have proven to be a big hit. Gala days can be linked to a specific calendar event (e.g. Halloween, Easter, Christmas etc) or as a stand-alone event for family day out. This would usually move away from the History element of a show, opening up to a different style of audience who come along to see local traders, bouncy castles, local club demonstrations etc. Gala days can also be linked in to car boot sales, depending on the size of the available area.

Team building, Corporate fun days, guided tours, artist retreats, music festivals to name but a few. As well as organising our own events, we’ve been involved in helping out at all levels of event planning and delivery.