Industry Interview // Sam Rabone // Pantomime Dame // Director // Panto // Actor
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Theatre Beard interviews Pantomime Dame and director, Sam Rabone and puts your questions to him about his career, staging a panto production, the rehearsal process and quick changes. We also get an insight into just how much a Dame costume can cost, and what slosh is, and just how many people are involved in staging a Panto Production.
Sam currently is a Dame with, and directs for, Paul Hendy's company Evolution Productions.
As it is a rather lengthy video you might want to jump to a particular section, so feel free to use the time stamps here:
1:15 - What characterises a Panto, and how is it different to a play or a West End musical?
2:20 - Breaking the forth wall, and which characters can do it.
3:50 - How long have you been in Panto?
4:50 - Do the costumes belong to the Dame or to the production?
6:50 - Directing a Panto, and who Sam collaborates with. Casting and planning.
11:35 - How does it work being both a director and performer in the same production?
13:00 - Stage Manager, Deputy Stage Manager, Assistant Stage Manager
15:48 - Rehearsal process, prioritising, logistics and line learning
17:50 - The set build, costumes and props arriving, tech rehearsal
21:30 - Slosh routines
22:36 - Rehearsing slapstick routines
24:44 - Quick changes and wardrobe department
26:54 - Three essential skills/qualities for a director
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Sam's photograph by Pamela Raith
Thank you so much for such an interesting interview. As an amateur actor it is so nice to hear from the professionals, and how many things we have in common.
I completely agree with Sam's comments on slosh scenes, I was lucky enough to do one with my group, involving water, flour and custard pies, and it was indeed the most fun I have ever had in any production. So thanks for a fun trip down memory lane, and I hope I can do it again in the future.
Keep up the great work.
Thanks Tim!