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"Their [industry professionals] contributions provide a fascinating insight not only into some of the secrets and tricks that help produce the magic we see on stage, but also help complement and develop the ideas of the author. I would highly recommend it to anyone working in pantomime or teaching it in the post-16 sector." -Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama "It is rare for a scholarly work to be so handy with the nuts and bolts of performance. Millie Taylor has been the musical director of British professional pantomimes, and there has never been a better guide than this to the true priorities of those who stalwartly produce them." - Peter Thompson, Editor of Studies in Theatre & Performance "Altogether, British Pantomime Performance is an informative, thought-provoking and thoroughly enjoyable read. The clarity of the writing, the breadth of knowledge and the obvious enthusiasm of the author for her subject makes this an excellent resource for students, scholars and practitioners of British musical theatre. Given the relative lack of scholarship in this area, it may also help to stimulate further investigation into this hugely popular but largely under-appreciated art form." - Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen, Studies in Musical Theatre
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This book offers an original analysis of contemporary British pantomime that addresses the question of how pantomime creates a unique interactive relationship with, and potentially transformative experience for, its audiences. British pantomime draws audiences into the story, an engagement with the hero, and an empathetic attachment to the success of the quest. Attention is held by the familiarity of the event, and the comedians draw the audience into a relationship of complicity as they unite to create the unique experience of the live interactive performance. At other times, the audience is diverted by the artifice of dance, the illusion of transformation and the surreal playfulness of physical and verbal comedy. The trick of pantomime is to maintain an effective balance between the intellectual appreciation of artifice, the chaotic complicity of interactivity, and the emotional engagement of story-telling. This is an accessible and valuable text that encourages readers to review their assumptions about pantomime and reconsider its importance as a popular theatre form.
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Format:Paperback
Panto books are ten a penny. This one is that rare thing: a proper analysis of the genre - detailing every ingredient in its wider context with relevant references. It elevates the study of panto as being worthy of serious attention and not something that's a mere catalogue of its history or an indulgent lavishly illustrated elegy. A must not only for the amateur but for the commercial producer and casts.
Des Caffrey
Derby
Des Caffrey
Derby
Format:Paperback
This is a very readable and informative survey of British Pantomime. In a readable narrative it combines a wealth of historical information with a lot of current insights. It is also an analysis of the form and working of this particular kind of entertainment. My only regret is that all the pictures are black and white.
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