or as its otherwise known, we'll advertise via someone famous in the hope you'll sacrifice your time and turn up voluntarily so we don't have to pay extras who charge equity rates and require costuming
While you are probably in part right I would imagine they would have terrible problems finding pros at this time of year. They are all presumably at places like Warwick Castle doing show-piece stuff.
and I don't re-enact.
Own medieval clothes : check
Own weapons : check
Vague sense : check
Beard : Ahh...no
Alison and John?