A VERY BRITISH ART FORM - THE STORY OF PANTOMIME

Malcolm Jones


Region:
South East
Notice Period:
Regular (more than one month's notice)
Type:
Professional
Fee:
Paid: 150
Category:
Entertainment
Updated:
14th August 2020
Tagged:
Theatre

Sometimes called Britain’s greatest ‘Art Form’, Pantomime has been a popular form of entertainment for over 300 years. In the early 18th century the word was used to describe the performances at Drury Lane Theatre based on the Italian Commedia dell’arte. In the 18th century it was often seen as an opportunity for political satire but it is through the 19th century the fairy-tale story plots were established and the extrovert Music Hall entertainers created the traditions that we know as the Christmas pantomime today.

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About Malcolm Jones

Malcolm is an accredited lecturer for The Arts Society. He lectures on Theatre and Entertainment History. He has lectured on the Victoria & Albert Museum Short Course and Year Course Programmes since 2009, devising and developing a range of courses on Theatre History and Practice. He has also lectured on theatre for Road Scholar USA for theatre groups visiting UK from America. He also runs Study Days and Short Courses.

Malcolm was Workshop and Events manager at the V&A Theatre Museum in Covent Garden for 10 years where he was responsible for lectures, Study Days and workshops for adults and interviewed many leading British actors and directors including Kenneth Cranham, Zoe Wanamaker, Barry Cryer, June Whitfield and Don Black. He has lectured and led workshops in the past at many drama schools including RADA, The Actors Centre and Rose Bruford College. He has chaired panels and post show talks for Ambassadors Theatre Group. While at the Theatre Museum Malcolm contributed as a speaker on theatre to many television and radio programmes. He has worked with Age Exchange Community Arts since 2000 on many creative arts programmes with older people and intergenerational film and theatre projects.


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