Creating Pantomime

By Joyce Branagh , Keith Orton

ISBN:	9781847972552
PUBLISHED:	03/06/2011
PAGES:	208
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	246x189 mm
INSIDE:	180 colour photographs

Pantomime is a much-loved national institution, but how is it created? What tools and processes are used? Working from purely a title, this practical book explains how a script and a design can develop together through the creative processes to culminate in the wonder and excitement of a unique production on opening night.

Explains how to get started in writing and designing an original pantomime.
Uses major professional productions to illustrate established techniques and new innovations.
Examines pantomime traditions and scene structure and how these can be utilized in productions today.
Describes how staging design can influence the narrative.
Looks at how pantomime characters develop through their costume.
Explores the tricks and magic essential for pantomime.
Shows visuals from a range of productions from small regional through to large commercial pantomimes.

RRP: £16.99

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