Pantomime ? a practical guide is for the hundreds of people who find themselves involved in putting a pantomime on stage, and particularly for those working on limited budgets in smaller venues. The information in this book comes from working practitioners with varied experience of pantomime. Topics covered: · Understand your audience and their reactions · Solve the problems of directing and choreographing pantomime · Work with the children of the company · Understand the tricks of transformation of set and costume · Control the chaos backstage · Solve the dilemmas of pantomime props · Learn the secrets of pantomime magic · Create a spectacular effect with unspectacular resources · Send the audience out smiling and singing ?The sound practical advice in this book? will help anyone succeed in turning the madness of Pantomime into magic.' Graeme Garden AUTHOR: Tina Bicât and Chris Baldwin head the team of directors, producers, designers, writers, composers, performers and technicians who wrote this unique book, drawing on the professional experience of each of the authors. Their collective work includes every type of scripted and non-scripted theatre. 144 b/w photos
