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Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians

Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips when Horrible Histories returns to the Theatre Royal Glasgow with Awful Egyptians!

Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians

About Horrible Histories - Awful Egyptians

10th Jul 2025 to 12th Jul 2025
Thursday 6.30pm / Friday 10.30am / Saturday 6.30pm
Theatre Royal Glasgow
282 Hope Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3QA
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We all want to meet people from history. The trouble is everyone is dead!

So it’s time to prepare yourselves for two amazing shows with Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and eye-popping 3D special effects, these astounding shows are guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips!

AWFUL EGYPTIANS: From the fascinating Pharaohs to the power of the pyramids, discover the foul facts of death and decay with the meanest mummies in Egypt. Are you ready to rumble with Ramesses the Great? Dare you enter through the Gates of the afterlife?

It’s the history of Egypt with the nasty bits left in!

Horrible Histories books are published by Scholastic Ltd. Horrible Histories is a trademark of Scholastic Inc and is used under authorisation. All rights reserved. Illustration © Martin Brown

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