Historic Royal Palaces School Outreach Show with Scary Little Girls. Photograph by Jayne Lloyd for Historic Royal Palaces.
We’re delighted to announce that booking is now available for our play in collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces ‘FIRE: A Princess’ guide to burning issues’!
We’re excited to be visiting schools in Birmingham and Coventry and sharing the story of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh to students.
What does the daughter of the last Maharaja of the Punjab have in common with young people today? Allow us to step into your Birmingham or Coventry school this November and bring the life of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh alive in our interactive show.
Meet characters from her life, from exiled royal family to passionate suffragettes. This play will start conversations about topics from political reform to complex relationships. Some themes are universal, whether you are a princess or a post-pandemic school student.
Learning objectives
Students will:
- Explore personal stories in the fight for gender equality and reflect on how they can become advocates for equality today.
- Learn about the lives of people of diverse heritage in 19th Century Britain.
- Explore ideas and issues in an analytical, reflective and personal way.
National Curriculum links
This session supports:
- Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day.
- Understanding historical concepts such as continuity and change, cause and consequence, similarity, difference and significance, and using them to make connections, draw contrasts, analyse trends and frame historically-valid questions.
- Understanding how people’s lives have shaped this nation and how Britain has influences and been influenced by the wider world.
- World building to develop a rich knowledge of past places and societies.
- Participating in discussions, summarising and/or building on what has been said.
You can read more about the play here.
Book here!
