What Does a Panto Company Do Throughout the Year - May
/Continuing our blog of what a pantomime company does ‘for the rest of the year’ here is a brief overview of what the Imagine team have been up to during May.
We can’t believe we are already half way through the year. May was an exceptionally busy month for the team at Imagine.
Star casting announcements were made for Leicester, Hayes and Stafford with Scott Mills making his panto debut at De Montfort Hall, Antony Costa and Mina Anwar appearing in Beauty and the Beast at the Beck in Hayes and CBBC’s Mark Rhodes appearing in Stafford.
Off the back of the casting announcements photoshoots have been taking place, with more scheduled for June and the marketing team are hard at working planning for these as well as turning around artwork for season brochures.
Production meetings between the Imagine team, venue team and creative teams have begun and Imagine HQ has been busy with a welcome influx of visitors.
The casting team headed up to Scotland at the end of the month to hold their first casting auditions of the year and were delighted to see some wonderful performers. It is also almost time for our Junior Ensemble auditions to begin, with the first ones coming up on Sunday 11 June, and Beth has been busy prepping all the paperwork for the day. If you are interested in our auditions please visit www.imaginetheatre.co.uk/childrens-auditions
The wardrobe team have been working on some stunning makes for the season ahead as well as working hard to ensure everyone at the photoshoots is looking amazing.
Out in the stores Anna and Jayson are continuing to work through all of our sets to do any necessary maintenance.
May also saw Imagine Theatre turn 18 and we would like to thank everyone who contributed to our social media celebrations. We are delighted that our 18th year will see us produce more pantomimes than ever before as the company continues to go from strength to strength.
If you are interested in a further look behind the scenes check out the fortnightly Just Imagine Podcast which as well as interviews with the members of the Imagine HQ team includes guest interviews from the wide range of people we work with each year.
