COULD you frighten, entertain and educate people all in equal measure?

If so you could be perfect to ‘haunt’ Warrington Museum. Auditions are being held for Reckless Rulers on Saturday at 12pm before the museum becomes the stage for an immersive live theatre event on February 25.

It is latest event by Blackwood Events which aims to bring the past to life by giving younger people an experience they would not normally get from a trip to the museum.

Organiser Rowan Arnold said: “Our show is best described as a mixture between a ghost tour, a haunted house and immersive theatre. We are looking for seven performers to tell their five to 10 minute story before passing the audience onto the next actor.

“If you are cast you will become part of the history books as you become one of our various characters including a Jester, a Roman soldier and Victorian seance leader.

“We are looking for extroverted individuals who can adapt quickly to new theatre techniques.

“Due to the nature of the show there may be times where you will need to improvise so being able to think quickly in character is very important.”

Rowan, a former Sir Thomas Boteler High School pupil, launched Blackwood Events in 2014 seeking to expose the darker side of Warrington’s history.

The first event, The Haunting of Museum Street, was held over Halloween in 2014. Smoke and Mirrors followed for Halloween 2015 but Rowan’s biggest ‘haunting’ was his closing party for the Contemporary Arts Festival with Rotten Luck in May 2016.

Rowan said: “We hoped by focusing on one artefact in each room the audience would be able to learn more instead of being blown away with all the other things on display. We also hoped with the spooky/ghost theme we could sneak in some education while entertaining.”

For Reckless Rulers, Rowan has looked into little known facts about the Roman Empire and The War of the Roses.

The 21-year-old added: “In this show we are focusing on innovations and battles so I have personally enjoyed finding out about The War Of The Roses especially the House of Lancaster which Warrington used to be a part of.

“I especially enjoyed finding out that neither the House of York or the House of Lancaster actually used roses to differentiate sides and that it was actually Shakespeare who decided coloured roses would become the emblems for his play Richard III.”

n If you want to be a reckless ruler, auditions will be held at Warrington Museum on Saturday at 12pm.

Applicants must be 16 or over and and have some basic acting experience.

n Tickets for Reckless Rulers on February 25 cost £8 and are now on sale. There will be three performances at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm. Visit pyramidparrhall.com or call 442345.

DAVID MORGAN