'Mystery in History’ is run by husband and wife team, Simon & Jenny Cooper. They have been featured on BBC 3 Counties Radio and
have developed a reputation for delivering events that will challenge and amuse. They predominantly serve London, East Anglia, the Midlands
and the South East, but are willing to travel further afield to deliver their events.
Mystery in History specialise in writing and performing customised historical drama and mystery events. They also offer a range of educational workshops for
KS2, KS3 and KS4 on early African civilisation, the slave trade, the civil rights movement and racial prejudice.
The company, established in 2008, is led by Simon Cooper. He is responsible for writing and producing the mysteries,
which are always based around the history of the venue and are thus unique to that particular event. Simon was responsible for restoring and managing a Georgian Historic House, therefore all our events are
designed to take into account the needs of an historic venue. Simon has a long history of writing plays, puzzles and mysteries with a track record in quizzes and
competitions. He has been a series finalist on Channel 4’s ‘Countdown’, and went on to compete in the 'Champion of Champions' Series.
Their educational work is led by Jenny Cooper. Jenny is a registered supply teacher in Cambridgeshire and has also managed a Georgian historic house
and tourist attraction, where, among other things, she was responsible for developing an exhibition about the history of that historic house and its
links to the abolitionist William Wilberforce.
Jenny is a recognised speaker on Georgian social history and the slave trade, and has given many lectures on these subjects to local societies.
She has used her historical knowledge to develop a range of educational workshops about the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its influence on our world today.
Together, they have both the experience and skills to deliver your event in the way you want it.
Anything Else?
We also cater for a variety of other personal and corporate entertainments, such as:
- Quizzes
- Treasure Hunts
- For corporate functions, we can also supplement the ‘fun’ events with lectures relating the event to the principles of
Team Working.
- For schools and colleges, we provide an educational service loking at historical events in an interesting and interactive manner.
- For churches and Christian groups, we can also organise events looking at the 'Greatest Mystery of All'
in an original and exciting way.
All events are carefully designed around your own needs; do contact us for full details and prices on the range of
services we can provide.
