Apologies.

A week into the run. All going well. Some great houses and a lot of fun.
Apologies for lack of activity on the blog, but I'm trying to get my Christmas cards out.
Costume photos, reviews, and panto gossip to follow soon.

Over the top!

We went over the top 2.30pm yesterday afternoon. A great first show and a fantastic audience. Another good show at 7.00pm. Only one show today and a day off tomorrow - looking forward to that; think we might go and see "My Week with Marilyn" in the evening.

I had an email asking what our rehearsal schedule was so here we go:
We started rehearsing on Mon 21st for 8 days (with Sun 27th off); One and a half days for the technical rehearsal then an afternoon for sound and band (on Thursday 1st); First dress rehearsal (Tech/Dress) in the evening; Friday - work bits, second (Full) Dress and any tidying up; First show Saturday (3rd December) at 2.30pm. 

Extremely rare photo of Director, Chris Jarvis, giving notes after second dress rehearsal.

Trott & Fletch

Met up with Bournemouth legend Steve "Fletch" Fletcher today.

Don't think he quite knew what to make of me.

Come on you Cherries!

End of Week One

Our first week of rehearsals went really well and it's going to be a great show.

Chris Jarvis and I went to the switching on of the Christmas Lights over in Christchurch last night, which was great fun. The town centre was absolutely crammed and everyone we spoke to said they'd already booked to see the panto.

Had a wonderful day off today. The weather was fantastic; a lovely walk along the beach at Boscombe and Sunday lunch at Aruba on Bournemouth pier (They're sponsoring the panto so I'm hoping we can have a panto party there at some point in the run... hint,hint.)

Packing for panto

Getting stuff ready to pack into car  for drive down to Bournemouth tomorrow. Hope it all fits. Got to leave some space for Lynette and Winnie (the yorkie-poo) this year. Might have to strap one of them to the roof (but which one?)
Got two new costumes this year - one I bought on ebay (thanks to Pat Moss for altering it to fit and adding a zip in the back), and one designed and made by Jeannie Day (my wardrobe mistress from last year in Basingstoke) which is ab fab. Thanks Jeannie.
Oh yes, I also had my two (hard) wigs refurbed by Kevin & Gerry at Wig Art so a big "thank you" to them too ( http://www.wig-art.co.uk/ )

Bournemouth Pavilion 2011

After spectacularly breaking box office records with ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ in 2009, and following the overwhelming success of ‘Cinderella’ last year - UK Productions brings you a giant production of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ for this year’s Bournemouth Pavilion Pantomime.

Make sure the whole family is full of beans this Christmas and follow the hilarious tale of the ups and downs of young Jack Trott played by Deborah Stevenson (The Impressions Show & Coronation Street), the boy who manages to sell the family’s only valuable possession, Daisy the Cow, for a handful of beans (and they weren’t even Heinz!). He ends up having to climb a giant beanstalk into the clouds and a whole heap of trouble, to retrieve the cow and to try and impress the King.

Jack is helped and hindered along the way by his less than bright brother Silly Billy played by CBeebies star and Bournemouth panto favourite Chris Jarvis, the Good Fairy, Kate Weston from Wave 105, and his long-suffering mother Dame Trott played hilariously by one of the country’s top panto dames, Nick Wilton better known as Mr Lister from Eastenders.

Join Jack on his quest to defeat the evil Giant Blunderbore and his nasty henchman Fleshcreep played by Brian Capron (Coronation Street’s bad boy Richard Hillman), to win not only his fortune but also the hand of the Kings beautiful daughter.

The whole production is complimented by lavish costumes and a sumptuous set and promises to be another spectacular success from producers UK Productions.

It’s a giant of a pantomime…don’t miss it!

Click here for more info:

Bournemouth Pavilion website

  

2011/2012 Season - Booked!

Hooray! Booked today for panto this Christmas - my 12th consecutive year as Dame - "Jack and the Beanstalk" for UK Productions at Bournemouth, with Chris Jarvis (who is also directing), and Debra Stephenson.