Curtain Up
Pantomime time means weeks of lots of bums on seats for hardpressed theatres across the country. Peter Day goes behind the scenes in Nottingham.
Pantomime is a very British tradition, still as popular as ever with audiences. But it's also an important annual cash cow for regional theatres and big production companies. In Business goes to Nottingham to follow the progress of the city's two rival pantomimes: one made in-house at the Nottingham Playhouse, with a much-loved dame on his thirtieth (and last) pantomime and the other at the Theatre Royal, bought in from a big pantomime making production company starring the American Baywatch actor, known as "The Hoff". Peter Day finds out what's involved and why pantomimes matter so much to regional theatres.
(Image Robert Day).
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Kenneth Alan Taylor
writer, director and Dame Daisy in Jack and the Beanstalk, Nottingham Playhouse
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ÌýStephanie Sirr
Chief Executive, Nottingham Playhouse
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ÌýSimon Seligman
Head of Marketing, Nottingham Playhouse
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ÌýRebecca Little
Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk, Nottingham Playhouse
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Hannah Wittingham
Enchantress in Jack and the Beanstalk, Nottingham Playhouse
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Jasper Gilbert
Production Manager, Nottingham Playhouse
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Sarah Richard
Head of Paint, Nottingham Playhouse
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Robert Sanderson
Managing Director of the Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham
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Michael Harrison
Managing Director, Qdos Entertainment
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ÌýDavid Hasselhoff
Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Theatre Royal, Nottingham
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Su Pollard
Mimi the Magical Mermaid in Peter Pan, Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 Dec 2013 20:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
- Sun 22 Dec 2013 21:30Â鶹Éç Radio 4
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