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Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Choreographer has a ball as debut lands panto win
A dancer said winning a top pantomime award for choreographing her debut solo venture was "mental". Ebony Clarke took home the Pantomime Awards best choreography prize for her innovation on Cinderella at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton. Ms Clarke said that after being in the theatre industry for about 10 years, and "looking after people's" work, she decided it was time to do it "on my own". Being involved in the show by Evolution Productions, that ran during December, was "a dream", she said. The winners of the awards were announced at a ceremony in Woking, Surrey, last Sunday. Ms Clarke said she had performed in pantomimes and been associate director and choreographer on a number of hit shows including Romeo & Juliet and Everybody's Talking About Jamie. "I was like 'Hey I want to try and do this on my own and see if I can do it' and Emily and Paul, who run Evolution Productions, were like 'Yeah we're going to give you a shot' and Northampton was the the one and here we are. "It's mental." Her success was down to planning, and "working out what songs we're putting in, how long it's going to be, whose going to be in that number, what the sets look like, what principals are in it, all the logistics, before we start getting creative with the choreography". Working with the cast, including Andy Day from BBC's CBeebies was a joy, she said. "He was so ready for anything I threw at him. "His song, that opened Act Two, Boom Boom Shake the Room, he loved it, he was so good. "The whole process was a dream." She said "it's been a mental couple of week" as she had been to the Olivier Awards 2025, for her work as resident choreographer on the recent West End show, Why Am I So Single, by the same team behind Six The Musical. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. 'Oh yes they did': Pantomime audience rises by 12% Historic theatre celebrates new Christmas show Panto: 'Joy on stage is the tip of the iceberg' Pantomime Awards 2025 Royal Derngate & Northampton Evolution Productions
BBC News
19-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Northampton choreographer says pantomime award is 'mental'
A dancer said winning a top pantomime award for choreographing her debut solo venture was "mental".Ebony Clarke took home the Pantomime Awards best choreography prize for her innovation on Cinderella at the Royal & Derngate in Northampton. Ms Clarke said that after being in the theatre industry for about 10 years, and "looking after people's" work, she decided it was time to do it "on my own". Being involved in the show by Evolution Productions, that ran during December, was "a dream", she said. The winners of the awards were announced at a ceremony in Woking, Surrey, last Sunday. Ms Clarke said she had performed in pantomimes and been associate director and choreographer on a number of hit shows including Romeo & Juliet and Everybody's Talking About Jamie."I was like 'Hey I want to try and do this on my own and see if I can do it' and Emily and Paul, who run Evolution Productions, were like 'Yeah we're going to give you a shot' and Northampton was the the one and here we are. "It's mental."Her success was down to planning, and "working out what songs we're putting in, how long it's going to be, whose going to be in that number, what the sets look like, what principals are in it, all the logistics, before we start getting creative with the choreography". Working with the cast, including Andy Day from BBC's CBeebies was a joy, she said. "He was so ready for anything I threw at him."His song, that opened Act Two, Boom Boom Shake the Room, he loved it, he was so good."The whole process was a dream."She said "it's been a mental couple of week" as she had been to the Olivier Awards 2025, for her work as resident choreographer on the recent West End show, Why Am I So Single, by the same team behind Six The Musical. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
13-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Pantomine Awards return to Surrey for a second year
The annual Pantomime Awards are taking place in Surrey for the second year UK Pantomime Association ceremony takes place at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking on Sunday celebrities include Rylan, Owain Wyn Evans and Maisie Smith (starring in Beauty and The Beast at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury) who are all nominated for the Best Newcomer award. The production of Snow White at Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne has four nominations including Best Pantomime (500-900 seats) and Best Director. A total of 52 judges collectively visited 216 venues to see 496 performances across the South East venues nominated across the 22 categories include:Pavilion Theatre, Worthing (two nominations for Lighting and Sound)Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells and Central Theatre, Chatham (both for Magical Being)Stag Theatre, Sevenoaks (Ensemble)The ceremony will be presented by Elaine C Smith, Dave Benson Phillips and La Voix with performances by Basil Brush and Anita Harris. The event was also held in Surrey in 2024 at G Live in Munday-Webb, awards producer and vice-chairperson, said: "The Pantomime Awards get bigger and better every year, and the event has come to be known as one of the highlights of the annual panto calendar. "As well as celebrating excellence and innovation in the art form, this year we are privileged to be showcasing a range of both newer and some of the most established acts. "It will, as ever, be a very special evening."
