This exhibition features Broadclyst Primary School’s performance of 'Keep Calm and Carry On’ which was developed by the schoolchildren in conjunction with Killerton staff and volunteers and gave the audience a rare chance to see World War II history brought to life in an innovative way. The performances were recorded on video and are now presented alongside displays of photographs, costumes and objects from the play.
The storyline, based on Killerton’s evacuee school in the days following the Exeter Blitz, was researched and written by the children with the help of teachers and...