Probably some of you are familiar with the theory that Charles Dickens based his character, Fagin on Ikey Solomon, the Jew who got transported to Van Diemens Land as a convict? Well, Alan Rosenthal has written a feature length documentary disputing that theory rather convincingly. To be screened as The First Fagin and premiering in [...]
So many of our audience members come because we are the number one Tasmanian attraction on the TripAdvisor site. We have been number one for the last three or four years and we consider it such a privilege! We feel somewhat humbled by people’s reactions to Louisa’s Walk. We have created it from one woman’s [...]
Louisa’s Walk appeals to so many people, young and old, those interested in tracing their convict history, those just interested in history and anybody who enjoys a good story (that’s just about everybody isn’t it?). But if you are a Quilter and interested in old patchwork quilts then Louisa’s Walk is a must!!! We feature [...]
We have had a record number of schools experience Louisa’s story this year. Usually, these schools are from the north of the Tasmania or even from the mainland but, more and more local schools are realising that Strolling Theatre as performed by us at Live History, is a great way for students to learn! Yesterday [...]
I am often amused on Louisa’s Walk, by men’s reactions to the story. Many come because their wives/partners want them to. Many don’t – they go on the Cascade Brewery tour and then hear back from their partners how fantastic Louisa’s Walk is and wish they had come! If you trawl through some of our [...]
What is the old adage about never performing with children or animals? With our Strolling Theatre production of Louisa’s Walk, we don’t have a lot of control over our environment and Spring seems to be throwing a few distractions our way. A few days ago we had a large group of girls who were visiting [...]
Told you I love alliteration and this one (Spring and Spreyton School) was a gift!) I am originally English, though I have lived in lovely Tasmania for far longer than I ever lived in that northern land. Even so there are some associations that still live for me and April Showers are one. Our antipodean [...]
After Louisa’s Walk is ended and we have come out of character, we show images of the Rajah Quilt and give out free Louisa’s Walk post cards or bookmarks. We also offer a one page pattern with all you need to know about making one of Christina Henri’s convict bonnets. Christina is the Artist-in-Residence at [...]
Indulge me in the alliteration of this title! This will be a mixed bag of tumbled thoughts starting with The Art of Storytelling. This morning I took three of my grand-daughters to a Terrapin Puppet performance called Love at our beautiful Theatre Royal. Not sure about the girls, they were all very quiet, but I [...]
It is very gratifying when schools come year after year to experience the primary school version of Louisa’s Walk. Sheffield District High School have visited us before when they brought their Grade 6′s down on their end of term school camp and this year they repeated the experience with this year’s Grade 6′s. What lovely [...]
