A musical troupe has been travelling around telling the stories of infamous characters for the last seven years or so.
The show is called called Unsung Heroes: Villain, Vagabonds and Heroines, featuring the escaping Dunedin prisoner, the pirate of the South Seas 'Bully Hayes', fraudster and adventuress Amy Bock.
They have some performances coming up.
Songwriter and history lover Chris Priestley talks to Jesse.