The Battle of Hastings
A classic monologue about 1066 – cast as a football match
More about the comic monologues on my website, and how I began to perform them.
The Bayeux Tapestry
A stunning depiction of the battle and the events leading up to it.
I was fortunate enough to see this amazing artefact on a 2025 visit to Bayeux, just before the museum’s closure for renovations.
The historical battle
Visit the Battle and District Historical Society website.
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Disclaimer
The video clips here are all amateur quality, shot in various theatres or, as here, in my home studio.
Their intention is just to show the range of my storytelling and give a flavour of a live performance.
Permission is granted for use in non-commercial educational contexts.
The videos are © Richard Martin.
Professionally recorded CDs and DVDs are available here.
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For those who are teachers: Telling stories in the classroom: basing language teaching on storytelling