Palace goes back in time (From Witney Gazette)
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Palace goes back in time
6:33am Friday 15th February 2008 in Witney
Sttrict: Kevin Hicks plays a Victorian schoolmaster at Blenheim
THE Victorians are coming to Blenheim Palace, in Woodstock, when the new season opens tomorrow - and on hand to start it off is professional actor Kevin Hicks.
He has been rehearsing his part as a strict Victorian schoolteacher, ready to give 20-minute lessons to visitors throughout the following two weeks.
Mr Hicks is principal of The History Squad which re-enacts the past in workshops and performances at various locations.
The Victorian theme also includes a display on the Great Western Railway putting in a line to Blenheim.
It culminates with the release this autumn of the new feature film Young Victoria, featuring Rupert Friend from Stonesfield and partly shot at Blenheim.
