History and Culture by Bicycle Part 212: CASTLE WALL PRODUCTIONS

The weekend of October 2nd and 3rd, 2010 at the annual Sioux City Riverssance Festival this blog author had the fortunate opportunity to see the actors with a theatrical combat troupe, called Castle Wall Productions perform as medieval characters, both fictional and historical. Based in 1149 AD England they specialize in live-steel entertainment with various weapons. The weapons are very real and authentic. While the portrayal of the various characters using the weapons is controlled and choreographed it is very much the real deal. The actors are every bit as interesting and diversified as the characters they portray.

For more information on Castle Wall, bios, etc. check out their web site:
Castle Wall Productions

Enjoy the photos:

SIGN AND CAST:









The Director was a funny guy and entertaining guy who engaged the audience. But he did get himself in trouble with the ladies:



Even young kids would fight one another in medieval times:





Some fighting was done with each opponent using a differant weapon:






King Richard appears to be full of himself. The kids thought so and put him in his place:








King Richard seemed to have better luck at defeating the ladies:









Robin Hood also had issues with the ladies:











Robin Hood fought others in addition to the ladies:




Couples had an interesting way to settle disputes. Thankfully things have progressed for the better:




















Ladies also fought amongst themselves:























































There was even a version of the Jerry Springer Show in medeival times:





Various types of sword combat with differant characters and swords: