The Reverand Shapcott's Historical Armada Pageant
or Hola! Has anybody seen our ships?
Presented by: Sarah Siddons Fan Club| 0 | SOUTHAMPTON: Outside St Michael's Church (info) |
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| P | Sunday 3rd August, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 7:30pm Start time: 7:30pm |
| . | All ages (under 14s must be accompanied by an adult) |
| C | Theatre |
Event information
The Reverend Shapcott is on a mission! The vicars of St Marys and Peartree have been receiving too much attention for their historical pageants, so the Reverend Shapcott is going to organise one for St Michaels! It is going to be all about the Tudors, particularly Queen Elizabeth I and the great trials the town suffered in 1588! It’s the 3rd August 1588 and the Spanish are sailing up the Channel, heading for the Isle of Wight – Southampton is on the Front Line and the Queen has asked for two ships!
Bit of a problem … the town only wants to send one, the mayor is being threatened with prison for privateering, the town is full of plague, there are spies everywhere and the beer is running out! Don’t Panic! Join the Reverend Shapcott in the battle to save England … we hope!
In the 19th and early 20th century pageants were all the rage, usually organised and written by local clergy and with the story of the Tudors being the most popular theme. The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre will recreate this historical pastime at 7.30 pm each evening starting from St Michael’s Square, Bugle Street, Southampton
