Presenting Hidden Herstories

School History Workshops

Bespoke Interactive Sessions For You

Costumed characters from history visit your classroom with artefacts to create a memorable hands on experience.

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About Us


Jane Glennie and Terri Reid are actor/historians bringing women's history to life since 2012.

Immersive Presentations

We create site specific living history events for museums, schools and heritage sites as well as training volunteers to deliver costumed interpretation. We aim to inspire all ages with our engaging, hands on performances. 

Costume and Artefacts

We love dressing up and discovering unusual artefacts in charity shops to immerse our audiences in the different time periods.

Women's History

We aim to bring stories about forgotten women to life, especially those from Hampshire e.g Alice Gillington and Hertha Ayrton.

Storytelling

From Victorian Gothic tales for Halloween to Family Friendly Folklore in theatres and museums using years of performance experience.

Promo From Oral History Project

Oral History Project to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee 2022.  Working with Whitchurch Silk Mill, Girl Guides and Care Home Residents we collected memories of the 1953 Queen's Coronation and the 2022 Jubilee to create an oral history archival film.

Promotional videos

These are short promo clips from previous events.

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Victorian Gothic

Dramatised Victorian ghost stories for Halloween.  Based on stories by forgotten women writers, devised and performed by Terri and Jane at Creation Space, Basingstoke.

The Friendship of Jane Austen and Martha.

An example of one of Jane's theatrical herstories.

Victorian Gothic Part II

More ghost stories from lost women writers and dramatised by Terri and Jane.



Heritage Portfolio


NEW FOR 2025 and the 80th Anniversary of VE Day:

"Murder on VE Day".

An immersive Murder Mystery with the Proteans at Creation Space Basingstoke May 2025.


"Operation VE Day"

A new theatrical Herstory talk about the important role of women SOE operatives and Hampshire.


Previous bespoke events include:

New immersive Titanic workshops for Year 6 Weybridge 2024.

"Tales of The Season" Online storytelling event by Woodwose Productions 2024.

"Victorian Gothic" Theatrical storytelling at Creation Space, Basingstoke Halloween 2022 and 2023.

The Creativity Of Gertrude Jekyll. New Herstory for WHODS 2023.

Suffering Suffragettes performed at Whitchurch Silk Mill September 2023.

Hertha Ayrton monologue & craft event at Winchester City Museum 2022.

"Fifties Fete" Traditional activities delivered in character at Whitchurch Silk Mill 2022.

Costumed History Tours of Basingstoke 2022.

"Bricks, Bombs and Belles" Costumed interpretation, training, research and WW1 event developed for Bursledon Brickworks 2021.

HAF events for Portsmouth City Museum 2021.

Costumed Interpretation training for volunteers at King John's House, Romsey 2021.

The Suffragette Cafe performance at Creation Space 2021.

Natural Tales & Games for Whitchurch Children's Festival 2021.




Theatrical Monologues and Herstory Presentations

Public Speaking 

"Ministering Angel"

Jane Shaw Stewart, good friend of Florence Nightingale was the 1st and last Superintendent of Nurses at Netley Hospital. Accused of a violent temper & being "cantankerous" she was forced to resign so was she an angel or a demon?

"Jane Austen & Martha Lloyd"

Meet Martha, Jane's best friend, as she tells stories of their friendship and gossips about the Austen family.

"How Do You Take Yours?" Join Mrs Cox at a 1950s tea party and discover the etiquette, superstitions and history of the nations favourite drink.

"Violet's Titanic Escape"

It's 1939, Violet Jessop, stewardess, is on shore leave reminiscing about her early seafaring adventures.

"Lady In The Yellow Caravan"

Find out about Edwardian Alice Gillington and her time spent living with the New Forest Gypsies.

"Suffering Suffragettes"

Join a Votes For Women Society and find out how far you would go to win the right to vote.

"Put Your Best Face Forward"

WW2 rationing tips with a recipe guessing game, beauty advice and a sing along.

"Hertha Ayrton"

Discover more about the life of Portsmouth born inventor, mathematician, scientist and suffragette.

"Festive Fables"

Folklore and tales behind our favourite Christmas traditions.

"The creativity of Gertrude Jekyll"

Nellie Baring needs a gardening companion to help look after the garden her cousin, Gertrude Jekyll designed. Do you have the Jekyll standard skills to help?

"Audience With Christabel Pankhurst"

Meet the famous suffragette and learn about the surprising events in her life.

"Thank you so much for giving us your wonderful presentation about Christabel Pankhurst, I can honestly say that it was one of the best we have had." Calleva WI



"Home Front Happy Hour"

"We're so grateful Terri, for an extremely entertaining talk to our Cancer Support Group.  Your Mrs Fidget character was hiliarious, we discovered about being a housewife in war time inc recipes, make do and mend, beauty tips and a sing along. Absolutely brilliant!" Pink Place Charity."

New for 2025: "Charles Dickens & His Women"

Meet the important women in the author's life and how they influenced his work.

"What did the Romans ever do for us?"

What was life really like under Roman rule in Britain? What legacy did they leave?

"Charles Dickens & The Spirit of Christmas"

How Dickens came to write A Christmas carol.  And how this story, and the way Victorians celebrated Christmas, influences our Christmas today.

"Thanks so much for your brilliant talk on Charles Dickens, it was absolutely fabulous." Countess of Brecknock Hospice

"Ghost Stories For Dark Nights"

A collection of classic tales to chill the blood.

"Ghosts of London"

Apparitions, spooks, weird legends and portals in our capital.

"Women In Greek Myths"

What the school books don't tell you about the portrayal of women.

"The Six Wives of Henry VIII"

A look behind the Tudor propaganda machine to find the real women who wore the crown.

"What an absolutely superb presentation to our U3A....excellent comments from so many of the audience as they left." Tadley U3A

"The Suffragette Cafe"

"Martha & Cassandra"

"Home Front Happy Hour"

"Victorian Gothic Tales"

Choose the talk that's right for you

Testimonials

SEPRA 2023

 “....to say you held them spellbound would be an understatement"

Woodwose Productions

"Sumptuous re-telling" of the Pandora myth for Tales of The Season.

Test Valley Ladies

“Members were saying that they had not laughed so much in a long time.”

Locks Heath U3A

"You held the audience in the palm of your hand and we learned so much about the character of Charles Dickens."

History Workshops For Primary and Secondary Schools

Titanic

Using role play and handling objects children will find out more about life onboard the tragic ship. 

KS1 and KS2 sessions.

Florence Nightingale

Meet Florence Nightingale and discover more about her life, work and legacy. KS1

Tudors

Pupils will find out about court life during Henry VIIIth's reign from his favourite foods to proper court etiquette and make a Tudor pomander. KS2.

Suffragettes

Join the debate!  Should women be granted the right to vote or are The League Opposing Votes For Women right?  KS2

WWII

Using original artefacts, costumes and recipes discover what life was like on the Home Front during WW2.

KS1-KS3.

Victorians

Meet a Victorian school teacher in an immersive session and discover how education has changed for the better. KS1 and KS2.

CONTACT US

We’d love to hear from you.

We pride ourselves on creating bespoke school sessions and history events so please get in touch with your requirements.

Call us now at 07980 204458 or 07976 548236 or send a message using the form below we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

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