TESTIMONIALS AND REVIEWS
GUARDIAN OF THE TOWER: HACKNEY MUSEUM
Working with Grim Times was a fantastic experience for Hackney Museum. Professional, creative and with immaculate attention to detail, they far exceeded the brief in bringing an ancient building and some former Hackney residents to life, through thorough research, excellent creative direction and production skills. I couldn’t recommend Ian and this team highly enough”
Emily Jost: Heritage Officer Hackney Museum
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"What an adventure! Loved it all. A journey well worth making and an unforgettable living history play that I would love to be continued. We need more of this sort of thing"
Audience Member
"Great use of the space. fantastic acting. Excellent theme. SPELLBINDING."
Audience Member
THE CLINK PRISON MUSEUM REVAMP AND CREATIVE CONSULTANCY
I have to say that over many years now without Ian’s input The Clink would not be what it is today. He has enriched and visualised the product and in doing so have added a layer that we could not have done on our own, I would like to say I personally have really appreciated his input
Ray Rankin. Owner.
History bought alive - The clink has been wonderfully renovated and updated. It's full of the true, gory facts of life in pre 20th century British prisons as well as the very gory history of The Clink. Just loved it! I was here 10 years ago and the update of The Clink is excellently done"
Trip advisor
Informative, highly illustrative and interesting history - what you'd expect at a MUSEUM. Considering they're limited for space, they've done a good job of getting in as much information as possible, without making it too overwhelming. In fact, being quite small and underground certainly adds to the atmosphere; you almost feel you're a prisoner yourself!
Trip Advisor
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WICKED WOMEN: CAMDEN LOCAL STUDIES AND ARCHIVES CENTRE & HOXTON HALL
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Grim Times have written and performed a fantastic piece of historical drama, using fairy tales as inspiration to tell the true life (and death) stories of five Camden women of past times. Exploring issues such as mental illness, witchcraft, victimisation, prostitution, and physical abuse, they are portrayed in a spellbinding, vital and touching way which was completely gripping. Thanks again for the fantastic performances
Frances Johnson: Library customer services officer
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'I enjoyed Wicked Women very much. The Camden Archive, a wonderful place in itself, was transformed into a versatile set and the cast members, in sound, vision and verve made excellent use of their close working to ring the changes on many parts. The script was great and a bit of history too. Or was I fooled into thinking it true, the stories were thoroughly plausible but was I perhaps seduced by excellent drama?' Many thanks, it's all true!”
Lynn-Marie Harper
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“ I thought the show was fantastic, really interesting, informative and great acting. I really liked the concept and the fact that some of the scripts were taken from the transcripts at the Old Bailey. Really good and would recommend”
Vikki Lewis.
"Wicked Women" was a beautifully put together, well acted and highly entertaining piece of theatre which played to full houses in Camden Archives Centre and really brought the dark side of Camden's history to life"
Tudor Allen Senior Officer, Archives. London Borough of Camden
I'M A VICTORIAN GET ME OUT OF HERE: CHILDRENS HISTORY SHOW
I'm a Victorian, Get Me Out of Here was a brilliantly entertaining interactive show which kept both the children and their parents engaged and entertained throughout. There were lots of opportunities for the children to get involved and they loved every minute of it!
Kayleigh Edun, Education Assistant, Greenwich Heritage Centre 2012
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“The workshops were very engaging, with lots of participation and role play. Altogether fun, entertaining and informative”
Leeanne Westwood, Museum Curator, Heritage Services, Valence House Museum 2012
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“Judging by the sound the children really enjoyed the performance, joining in enthusiastically. The traditional songs and music provided an excellent background and helped provide a great atmosphere. All in all it was good fun and provided educational facts in an easy to understand format”
Barry Bower, Hall Place, Bexley Heritage Trust
CRY MURDER SCREAM GHOST: CHARLTON HOUSE
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It was a fantastic promenade production. Scary and compelling; enveloping us in the stories of real people and the tragedies of their lives. Touching and horrific”
Lorraine, Actors in Industry
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Undoubtedly a most exciting and different fringe theatre experience. The setting made the performances all the more frightening and believable”
Tony & Olga Reeve
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“It was upbeat, eerie and detailing specific frightening stories. I laughed and I shuddered, really engaging and fun”
Natasha, Charlton House
THE LONDON BRIDGE EXPERIENCE: CREATIVE CONSULTANCY - NEW HISTORY SHOW
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“Grim Times helped raise the standard level as well as introduce some wonderful new stories and concepts to the show”
James Kislingbury General Manager, The London Bridge Experience.
Terrifyingly good - We went with our four children aged 15, 13, 8 and 5 and it was tremendous! The actors were brilliant, the sets were remarkable and the whole history lesson was very entertaining and different from anything else. We loved it!" Trip Advisor.
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