Freelance Projects

Major Freelance Commissions:

Historical Advisor New Victoria Theatre – Staffordshire Hoard Festival

It was a great pleasure to work with the New Vic Theatre on their Staffordshire Hoard Festival in 2015

Advising theatre staff, playwrights and actors

Writing programme notes

Doing radio interviews

Interviewing the historian Michael Wood on stage

Being represented as a character in Theresa Heskins’s play “Unearthed”.

 

 

Author – Saxon Gold Children’s Book

 

History West Midlands commissioned me to write a children’s book about the Staffordshire Hoard, combining the events of its discovery and how it was researched with a story setting it in its Anglo-Saxon context.

Amazon Review: “Excellent – I bought this for my 7 and 4 year old and thought it may be too old for them but was very wrong. They both loved it. It’s educational but the children cared little for that and were really interested by the split pages which have a modern narration of finding and explaining the Staffordshire Hoard and the Anglo Saxon storyline which has blood, guts and excitement. Highly recommend – whether you’re interested in Anglo Saxons or not, it’s a great read.”

 

 

 

Content Creator – Look at Leicester Heritage Trail

 

I was commissioned by Leicester City Council to research and write a children’s guide to architectural details in Leicester, drawing their attention to the fantastic monsters and mythical beings you can spot decorating city centre buildings if you know where to look.

http://www.visitleicester.info/things-to-see-and-do/heritage/childrensactivitytrail/

Twitter review: “Trails completed, a nice few hours of family fun around Leicester thank you”

 

 

Education Consultant – Redfern’s Cottage Museum, Uttoxeter

In consultation with local teachers I devised and trialled four new primary history sessions for schools, all relevant to the National Curriculum and adapted to the Cottage’s space constraints:

Outreach session – Romans

Outreach session – Anglo-Saxons

On-site session – Great Fires of London and Uttoxeter

On-site session – Victorians