Panto Day 2020
Friday 18th December
Category: Panto Advice
Nov 08, 2014
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What makes a Sister?
Great Sisters come from great partnerships, two actors who realise individually they are not the star of the show, but together are a tour de force of...
Nov 08, 2014
What Kind of Comedy?
There are many different types of comedy most of which pop up in pantomime productions every year. The kinds that I think should be essential and in e...
Nov 08, 2014
The Perfect Panto
Panto is a genre attended by people of all ages so it’s important to remember who your audience are and ensure something for everyone. We look to ha...
Nov 06, 2014
Playing the Dame
I always wanted to be a panto professional and Dame seemed a natural part for me. However, it’s really unusual to play Dame as a young man and I thi...
Nov 06, 2014
Playing the Dame
by Damian Williams When playing a panto dame, always remember, and this is important, that there should be doubt in the audience’s mind that you are...
Nov 06, 2014
Playing the Comic
Pantomime is a unique type of show, when trying to explain it to American friends I find the simplest way is to say it’s like a vaudeville show with...
Nov 04, 2014
Playing Principal Boy and Fairy
Over the last 20 years, I’ve played a variety of different roles from fairies toMy first professional job during my final year at Arts Educational, ...
Nov 04, 2014
Designing a Panto
Scenic design for pantomines is based on traditional theatre scenery from the Victorian era and beyond, with the use of the proscenium arch and ‘leg...
Nov 04, 2014
Controlling the Nerves and the Audience
The First Day! Cast your minds back, if you would be so kind, to the first day at school! Done? Don’t lie, I bet you can’t actually remember it, I...
Nov 04, 2014
Choreographing a Panto
My name is Nicola Miles; I have been choreographing shows and Pantomimes for many years. It’s a dangerous assumption that because someone can dance ...
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