A wide range of exotic and amusing outfits is essential in every pantomime (and that’s just for the Dame).

We have a stock of costumes from previous years, but each production demands new items and alterations to existing ones.

We also usually hire a few costumes.  Our wardrobe co-ordinator would welcome any new recruit who is handy with a needle or sewing machine, but do be careful not to prick your finger . . .

Someone has to carry the scenery on and off, ensure props are to hand, open the curtains and raise / lower backdrops.  This is the role of the stage crew, under the direction of the stage manager.  Most crew members need to be there for every performance, and for a couple of rehearsals before, but sometimes members can’t make a performance and we need someone else to slot in.

For each performance we have people working backstage with responsibility for everything from helping cast members apply stage makeup to acting as chaperones for the younger actors.  We welcome help with all / any of these (and you don’t need to be there for every performance).

We need people to show the audience to their seats, sell programmes, sweets and merchandise.   If you can do this at just a couple of shows, it would really help us.

Whilst we have a supportive audience who return to us each year there always more room to get more bums on seats! Our busy publicity team are tweeting, updating facebook, getting hundreds of posters around allestree and getting our panto in the limelight! We are always looking for additional support to publicise the work we do!

Auditions for actors and dancers are held every September, and with cast members leaving for university every year, we always need new ones.  Details of auditions can be found elsewhere on the website.  Dancers and actors playing principal parts will need to attend two rehearsals a week, and chorus members one, with the possibility of extra rehearsals in January. Our band usually has three or four members (no floor space for more!) and starts rehearsals in December.

What are you good at? We need someone willing and able to make a meal for up to fifty (cast and crew) between the afternoon and evening performances on one Saturday. We need people who can make and serve tea/coffee at the interval at just a few performances. We need help with admin at rehearsals. We need something you’re good at and we don’t know we need it yet.