pantomime

🎭What to do when you're creatively blocked

And yes, I'm writing this because I'm creatively blocked.

Aug 16, 2024 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: The Aftermath

I'm back, baby! And I finally have some breathing space.

Mar 1, 2024 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Pre-Christmas 'Chill Zone'

Taking time to reflect now a third of the rehearsals are already behind us.

Nov 21, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries | The Perfect Panto Recipe

All the ingredients the audience expects in their freshly served panto cake.

Oct 25, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: Grumbles and grit

The good, the bad, and the ugly of getting rehearsals (and the cast) into first gear.

Oct 18, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: a spooky scriptwriting tale

A nail-biting horror tale of late-night writing, crypts, and the dentist...

Oct 14, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: Lessons Nigel taught us

Things learned from a pantomime dame, enthusiastic wind-up merchant, and beloved community spirit.

Sep 29, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: Writer's block

What comes first, the script or the breakdown? Disclaimer: it's always the breakdown.

Sep 19, 2023 • Laura Charlton

🎭 The Panto Diaries: Calm before the storm

The nights are drawing in, the air is getting crisp, pantomime season is almost upon us.

Sep 14, 2023 • Laura Charlton

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