2010 Panto Preparations
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We thought you might like to see what goes on at our office and stores in preparation for panto.... At Imagine, panto is not just a Christmas job, it's our all year round day job! So check back for regular updates. We'll also be updating the specific panto show pages on the website with news too!
Please click on a thumbnail and a larger image will open up
We'll keep it in date order with the most recent photos at the top, so you really need to start at the bottom of this web page and work your way up to follow the process from start to finish!
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6th January 2011 - This year's interesting panto facts...
As the Imagine Theatre 2010/11 panto season draws to a close, here’s this year’s interesting panto facts.
During the 2010 Imagine Panto Season…
The curtain went up 499 times on an Imagine Theatre pantomime
Over 42,500 costume changes took place
Dawn and the team in our wardrobe department prep’d over 5,950 costume pieces
Ian, Phil and the stores team have moved over 5,250 scenic pieces in and out of our stores
Our props team worked their way through more than 20 pots of ultra violet paint, a VERY large box of hot glue gun glue sticks and 10 LARGE roles of bubble wrap
We mixed 4,624 litres of slosh
There were nearly 4,000 pyros let off
There was over 1.75km of text written on the show reports
We obtained 257 licenses for children to perform on stage
We employed 234 people to work on our productions
This year the Imagine team watched 115 pantomimes
And over 250,000 people watched an Imagine Theatre panto
Thank you so much to all the casts, crew, venue staff, audiences and anyone who has helped us in any way for this pantomime season. We couldn't have done it without you and we are forever grateful.
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5th November - More behind the scenes videos
Click here to find out what's been happening at Imagine on 4th November 2010
Click here to see what happened at our Christmas party (well, we had to have it early as everyones heading off to 'panto land' over Christmas!)
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22nd October 2010 - A sneak behind the Scenes!
We thought you might like to see a quick video of typical day in the life of Imagine Theatre - Click here!
And here are some photos of what we get up too! Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
 
Anna prepares the UV sword for Sleeping Beauty at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax while Rachel makes 'sticks of dynamite' for Dick Whittington at the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
  
Louise and Alex painted the UV fish for 'Dick Whittington' - and then once painted, they popped them under the UV lamp to check them!
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8th September 2010 - Some videos of what the team are up to!
Click here to see what Chris, our technical manager, is currently up to!
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10th January 2010 - Getting ready for next season
Ok, so today may be the final day of performances for the two Imagine pantos of the 2009 season that are still open (Loughborough and Inverness) but that doesn't mean work stops at Imagine. We're already well underway with planning for the 2010 season. Here's some of the things we're currently working on....
Performance schedules for all our 2010 productions
Artwork, posters and flyers
Marketing plans, photo shoot dates and babes auditon dates.
Planning of which sets, special effects, props and costumes we will use for our own 2010 shows so we know what is left to hire out to other producers and theatres
Post production meetings from the 2009 season, and preliminary pre-production meetings for 2010
Creating a massive Gantt chart of all the activities due to take place in 2010, their deadlines and who is responsible in the team
Any set, props, special effects and costume damage that may have occured during the season so we can sort repairs and recharges.
So it's true what we say - at Imagine, pantomime isn't just for Christmas, it's for every day of the year! Oh yes it is! ;O)
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