History Hunters
9+
2 October
Friday
2nd October
60 minutes
Mark Greenwood
$10
Accompanying grown-ups attend for free
Our past is full of adventures and curious, larger-than-life characters. It is a rich vein of material for history hunter and award-winning author Mark Greenwood. He enjoys searching for glittering treasures, delving into baffling mysteries and solving famous cold cases. Join Mark for this AWESOME history hunting workshop. Find The Dragon’s Treasure. Explore the story of The Vanishing and The Deadly Diamond, other puzzling mysteries. Investigate The Wonder Horse and other unsolved cases. Collect clues to The Unlucky Pirate’s loot and design your own pirate flag and crystal skull.
Accessibility Guide
Lighting and Sound
Total blackout (audience)
Lighting level
Regular, bright indoor lights
Flashing lights
Loud sounds
Repetitive noises
Drums
High-pitched tones
Unexpected sounds
Background Music
Interactivity and Participation
Children invited on stage
Artist goes into audience
Manual activity (e.g. read, draw, sing, paint, construct things)
Participants are expected to engage in creating drawings, treasure maps, pirate flags, and similar items.
Undertake direct movement
Participation in groups/pairs
Parent/carer can support in participation
Capacity for a child slower in their movements to participate
Senses, Emotions and Effects
Distinctive smells
Special effects
Textures
Balloons
Characters express anger
Dialogue driven
Props
Attention Span
Intermission/break
Introduction
Children need to sit in one place
Appropriate to make noise/move around
