re-enactment

British

noun

the acting out or repetition of a past event or situation

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The re-enactment will be available on Radio 4's social channels and also feature in The Archers Podcast.

From BBC

This past weekend, it hosted a re-enactment of an 1850s tent town, complete with costumed actors.

From The Wall Street Journal

What they're witnessing is an historical re-enactment of one of the final battles for Berlin in 1945.

From BBC

Mr Hacking, from Accrington, Lancashire, who has an interest in World War Two militaria and re-enactment, said he would love to reunite Jean's family with the letter.

From BBC

They weren't quite living out a Neanderthal re-enactment fantasy - they had actually bought a potential tourist honeypot in the Yorkshire Dales.

From BBC

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