We're open at Fairfield Halls - Croydon Blog 10 - December 2019
/Well, it’s been 2 years in the making but Cinderella at the Fairfield Halls is finally open. It’s been an incredible journey, but when you see the show you will understand just why this production has been so dear to our hearts and what has made it so very special.
It’s utterly groundbreaking. There’s no other way to describe it. It’s innovative, clever, and moves the pantomime genre into the next decade with style and panache. And we’re hugely proud of the team who have worked so hard to make it all happen.
We’ve talked about the cast in previous blogs so for this post we’re just going to say Ore, Tim, Cat, Grave, Katie, Jason, Alistair, James B, James A, Lizzie, Melanie, Samuel, Joseph and Lily, you are just amazing. Thank you for all your hard work and enjoy the run.
The focus of this blog is going to be about those who have worked behind the scenes to bring this incredible production to life. This blog belongs to them and they’re amazing people. It’s impossible to single any one person out, because they have all played an incredible role in what is a completely unique and special project which we strongly believe is the way forward for pantomime in the future. From the initial vision, through set and costume designs, to animation, through lighting and sound to music and scripting, it takes team work to pull something like this off. Therefore, rather than single any one of them out, we’d like to pay homage to their work by simply showing you the incredible production photos, and giving a VERY long list of those who have worked on the project. Thank you to each and every one of you who has been involved. We appreciate it more than words can say
And finally to Neil Chandler and the amazing team at Fairfield. Thank you for letting us create this amazing pantomime world in your beautiful concert hall, which we’re sure in its history has never seen anything quite like this! Thank you for trusting us. Thanks for working with us and we look forward to what panto 2020 will bring! x
Producers – Steve Boden and Sarah Boden for Imagine Theatre
Associate producer – Laura Taylor
Director - George Wood
Choreographer - Lynne Thomas
Musical Arranger - Steve Power
Musical Director - Steve Clark
Lighting Designer - Jamie Corbidge
Sound Designer - Mike Thacker
Set and Costume Designer - Mark Walters
Video Designer - Nina Dunn
Disguise Programmer - Luigi Sardi
Video Production Engineer - Harrison Cooke
Scenic build coordinator – Dave Edmunds
Costume coordinator for Imagine Theatre – Dawn Outhwaite
Production Manager - John Young
Company Manager - Nick Farmer
DSM on the Book - Laura Barton
Technical Stage Manager - Alastair Kleissner
ASM - Samantha Gardiner
Wardrobe Supervisor - Sarah Holland
Wardrobe Manager - Jennie Quirk
Wardrobe Deputy - Victoria Coles
Costume Makers - Sarah Holland, Stephanie Harvey, Frank Kershaw, Chic Chapeau, Wig Room
Musical Director/Keys - Steve Clark
Drummer - Mike Osborn
Bass - Dominic Palmer
Assistant Choreographer - Sian Owen
LX Programmer - Rachel Moule
Video Content Production - PixelLux
Illustrator - Elfyn Round
3D animator - Paul Roberts
3D animator - Olly Venning
2D animator - Tamaš Nadudvari
2D animator - Matthew Brown
2D animator - Letty Fox
Production Co-ordinator - Laura Salmi
Dance Captain - Joseph Lukehurst
Chaperones - Michaela Kelly and Team
Year of behind the scenes administration/ planning/ preparation and hard work – The Imagine Theatre HQ team