Just Imagine
By Imagine Theatre
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Episodes: 113
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Just Imagine – a podcast series from Imagine Theatre, one of the world’s leading producers of professional pantomime. With over 250 productions to their name, Imagine are true experts in this uniquely British theatrical tradition.
Join host Martin Ballard as we go behind the scenes to meet the people who bring the magic to life – discovering their stories, their roles, and answering that all-important question: what do they do for the rest of the year?
Along the way, we’ll explore the pantomime genre itself – its quirks, its history, and why it continues to delight audiences across the UK. Whether you’re a panto fan, theatre lover, or just curious about what it takes to stage hundreds of shows at once, Just Imagine offers a fun and fascinating listen.
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Episode 112 - Panto Legend Bobby Bennett
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Episode 111 - Surinderella
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 110 - Jarred Christmas
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 109 - The Role of the DSM
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 108 – La Voix
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 107 – The History of Cross-Dressing in Theatre
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 106 – Open Day at Imagine’s New HQ, Trafalgar House
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 105 - Joe Pasquale
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 104 - A Focus on Puss In Boots
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 103 – The UK Pantomime Awards
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 102 - The Panto Dame
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 101 – Ben Goffe
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode 100 – Celebrating Our 100th Episode With Some Panto Legends
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Episode 99 - New premises walkaround
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Episode 98 - Set Design with Ian Westbrook
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Episode 97 - A Focus on Sleeping Beauty
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Episode 96 - A Look Back at the 2024/25 Panto Season
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Episode 95 - Glasgow Pavilion's Beauty and the Beastie
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Episode 94 - Jenny Ryan
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Episode 93 - Goldilocks in a Big Top Circus Tent!
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Episode 92 - Andy Hockley
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Episode 91 - Choreography in Pantomime
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode 90 - Pantomime Ticket Pricing
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 89 - Relaxed and Accessible Pantomime Performances
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Episode 88 - David Lloyd-Jones
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 87 - Behind the Scenes at a Photoshoot
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 86 - Production Management and Technical Theatre
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 85 - Nathan Guy
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Episode 84 - A Focus on the Pantomime - Part 7 - Mother Goose
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Episode 83 - Remembering Paul Burnett
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Episode 82 – Pantomime Music with Miles Russell
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Episode 81 - Behind the scenes at the 2024 UK Pantomime Association Awards
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 80 - Adam Brooks
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Episode 79 – Stage Management and Training
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May 24, 2024 |
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Episode 78 - Lighting and Sound Design
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May 10, 2024 |
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Episode 77 - A Focus on the Pantomime - Part 6 - Snow White
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 76 – What Imagine Are Doing During Spring
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 75 - The Role of the Director
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 74 – Trafalgar’s Dame Rosemary Squire and Helen Enright
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 73 - Swansea Legend Kev Johns
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 72 - A Focus on the Pantomime - Part 5 - Beauty and the Beast
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 71 - The Role of the Producer
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 70 – The 2023/4 Panto Season Comes to a Close
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 69 – Backstage at the De Montfort Hall Panto
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 68 – A Christmas Special from Swindon
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Episode 67 – Scott Mills
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 66 – The Panto Season is Underway
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Episode 65 - A Focus on the Pantomime - Part 4 - Peter Pan
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 64 - Panto Set Pieces and Routines
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Episode 63 – Andrew Agnew
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 62 – The Role of Technology in Panto
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Episode 61 – Behind the Scenes at the Photoshoot
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 60 - Focus on the Pantomime - Part 3 - Dick Whittington
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Episode 59 – MD, Composer and Arranger Daniel Jarvis
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - Summer at Imagine HQ
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Episode 57 - Mark Thorburn
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 56 - Martin Ballard - The Tables Are Turned
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Episode 55 - Chris McGuigan - A Theatre Management Perspective
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Episode 54 – All About the Junior Ensemble
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 53 – Focus on the Pantomime – Part 2 – Jack and the Beanstalk
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May 26, 2023 |
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Episode 52 - Imagine's 18th Birthday
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 51 – Behind the Scenes at the MA in Contemporary Pantomime Practice at Staffordshire University
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Episode 50 - Behind the Scenes at the 2023 UK Pantomime Association Awards
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Episode 49 – The UK Pantomime Association
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 48 – Behind the Scenes with Steve and Sarah
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Episode 47 - Focus on the Pantomime - Part 1 - Cinderella
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 46 - Nigel Ellacott
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 45 – A Look Back on the 2022 Panto Season
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 44 - Vernon Kay
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Episode 43 - Writer, Performer and Director Christian Patterson
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode 42 – Behind the Scenes During Panto Season
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode 41 – Graeme Pickering
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 40 - Panto Highlights
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 39 - Sean Dodds
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Episode 38 - The Panto Season Is Almost Here - Oh Yes It Is!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 37 – Parle Patel
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Episode 36 - AJ and Curtis Pritchard
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Episode 35 - The Imagine Marketing Team
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Episode 34 – Author, Director and Teacher - Robert Marsden
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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Episode 33 - Behind the Scenes at a Junior Ensemble Audition
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Episode 32 – A History of Pantomime with Simon Sladen
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Episode 31 - Musician Steve Power
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Episode 30 – Actor, Director, Writer and Panto Dame Jason Marc-Williams
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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Episode 29 – Behind the Scenes With the Imagine Wardrobe Team
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May 27, 2022 |
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Episode 28 – Behind the Scenes With Imagine’s Laura Taylor
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 27 – A History of Imagine Theatre
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 26 – Imagine’s Artistic Director Eric Potts
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Episode 25 - Behind the Scenes with the Ops Team
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 24 – Business and Marketing Director Sarah Boden
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Episode 23 - Behind the Scenes - Walking Around Imagine HQ
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Episode 22 – Behind the Scenes of Our 2021 Panto Season
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Episode 21 – Imagine’s Associate Producer Laura Taylor
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Episode 20 – Singing Sensation Barbara Bryceland
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 19 – There Is Nothing Like a Dame!
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Episode 18 - Choreographer Jenny Phillips
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Episode 17 – Award-Winning Dame Paul Morse
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 16 - Will Brenton
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 15 - Comedian John Evans From Liverpool to Llandudno
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 14 – From Dame Dolly to Mary Mac – The Fabulous JP McCue
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 13 – Theatre Director and Academic Robert Marsden
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 12 – Scottish Television Star Jane McCarry
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 11 - Dame & Director Steven Wren
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 10 - Panto Aficionado Simon Sladen
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 9 – Writer and Director Janice Dunn
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 8 - Spotlight on Lighting Designer Jamie Corbidge
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 7 – Fab-a-rooney! TV Writer, Presenter and Panto Dame Iain Lauchlan
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 6 – Theatre Chief Executive James Mackenzie Blackman
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May 28, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 5 – X Factor Winner Sam Bailey
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May 14, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 4 – Set and Costume Designer Mark Walters
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 3 - West End Star Jane McMurtrie
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 2 – Eric Potts - From the Cobbles of Weatherfield to Donning a Dame’s Dress
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Just Imagine Episode 1 - Steve Boden - What it’s like to run one of the world’s biggest pantomime production companies
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Coming Soon - The Just Imagine Podcast
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Mar 12, 2021 |