6 weeks to go....

Yep, just 6 weeks to go until our first panto goes into rehearsal! That's Cinderella at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry on Mon 8th November.

Following closely on its heels is Dick Whittington at the Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock which starts on Thurs 11th Nov.

Then Monday 15th Nov sees Cinderella at Loughborough Town Hall, Aladdin at the Lyceum, Crewe and Beauty and the Beast at Eden Court, Inverness go into rehearsal.

PHEW..... but THEN

Monday 22nd November and it's the turn of Sleeping Beauty at the Hexagon, Reading.

Then last but by no means least into rehearsal on Monday 29th November go Mother Goose at the Spa Centre, Leamington, Jack and the Beanstalk at the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl and Sleeping Beauty at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax.

WOW!

We're exhausted just thinking about it, let alone doing it.... but BRING ON PANTO, we're nearly ready for the 2010 season!!

Azuriel on the radio

Did anyone hear the lovely Jane Tucker on BBC Radio Berkshire over the weekend? She was chatting about appearing in Sleeping Beauty at the Reading Hexagon! :)

Little panto stars!

Hi everyone,

As you can probably tell, it's been a rather busy few weeks for the Imagine team. We've been up and down the country launching various different pantos, but have also had auditions for the panto babes.

Thanks to ALL to came and auditioned at the different theatres. We are always really impressed by the talent that we see, and this year was no different. Infact, it was harder than ever to choose our favourites, as everyone was so fantastic! But congrats to all who made it through to the different shows- we can't wait to start working with all of you little stars :)

Also, we've just appeared in the Stoke Sentinal - for all of you who might be interested in coming to the Crewe Lyceum panto this year why not check out the article (pictured) here http://bit.ly/accaU5 for some show and cast updates!

That's all for now - coming up in the next few weeks...more panto updates and some behind the scenes news...

The Imagine team x :)

Fun in the sun at the Reading panto launch!

Hi everyone!

It was launch day in Reading last Saturday and the cast and crew of Sleeping Beauty met at the Hexagon Theatre to officially launch the show.

After getting into costume and having a tour of the theatre, the cast and crew set off for a photo shoot at the Forbury Hotel.

It was a great day, with lots of laughs! Stars of the show, including CBeebies star Justin Fletcher, got into character and created lots of mischeif (much to the amusement of hotel staff!)

Also having fun on the day was Rainbow star Jane Tucker, who plays the good fairy Azuriel and the lovely Sapphire Elia from TV's Britannia High, who plays Princess Belle.

Thanks to everyone who came down - it was a really fab day, and wasn't it a scorcher?!!! :)

Head to our facebook page - we've uploaded loads of pics from the day.

More updates to come soon, so watch this space panto fans!

the Imagine Theatre team x

Panto launch days!

Hello there!!

It's been such a crazy few weeks in panto land. We've been busy with various panto launch days, but all good fun!

It was Kilmarnock's turn last week, and the day was a huge sucess.

Thanks to all of the wonderful cast who were there to kick things off. Director and star of the show Liam Dolan, was joined by panto favourites Adele Rankin, Louise McCarthy and Susanne Donaldson . The fab four got to try on their costumes and get into character for the first time before rehersals start in early Novemeber. Thanks to everyone who was involved in the day!

The whole team are VERY excited about Dick Whittington at the Palace Theatre - watch this space for more updates on the show!

We're off to Reading tomorrow for the launch of Sleeping Beauty at the Hexagon Theatre! Let's hope it's a nice sunny day :)

That's all for now,

the Imagine Theatre team x