A New Type of Panto Arrives by Pumpkin to Norwich

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A new type of Panto arrives by Pumpkin to Norwich

Christmas 2016
The world premiere
MY FIRST PANTO: CINDERELLA

Directed by Daniel Burgess.

Presented by All-In Productions andThe Garage

"…with a swirl and a twirl and a whirl of my wand, I declare you shall go to the ball Cinderella!"

A world premiere, My First Panto: Cinderella is an new piece of immersive theatre for the whole family by directed by Daniel Burgess opening at The Garage for a three week limited season fromTuesday, 29th November 2016 (Press Nights: Thursday, 1st December 2016 at 1.30pm).

Cinderella dreams of a life with Palaces, Princes and Pumpkins?!? Anyhow, a life far far away from cleaning, cooking and looking after her horrid Step sisters, with only her bestest of friends: Buttons, to keep her company.

Then one day, everything changes... An invitation, for Cinderella to go to The Prince’s ball at the Palace, comes through the letter box.

How will Cinderella make it to the ball? What shall she wear? And will she get caught sneaking by her horrid step sisters?

Join us for the most beloved princess fairy tale and pantomime of all time, My First Panto: Cinderella re-imagines this classic story and puts the audience at the centre action and asking them to help Cinderella through her adventure. From helping cinders to clean up the messy house, finding ingredients to help the Fairy God mother’s spells through to dancing at The Prince’s ball; you take part in this performance rather than just watching from a distance. This immersive children’s theatre will captivate your child’s imagination as they make believe with Cinders and her friends.

Created especially with young children for younger children and their families, this production will have you singing, dancing and playing with Cinderella and Buttons through this magical adventure. A family friendly experience, in a relaxed setting for your little ones toparticipate in theatre for the first time; babies can be fed and children play along with the action. My First Panto: Cinderella, the event the whole family can enjoy, evenwhen your little one sings along or dances out from their seat.

Join us in this, the perfect treat in the run up to Christmas.

DirectorDaniel Burgess'productions for All-In Productions include: The Junks (Regional Tour),The Little Blue Boat and the Secret of the Broads (Regional tour and Latitude Festival). Daniel trained on the BA Theatre Arts with Theatre Direction at Middlesex University.Direction includesThe Pillowman (Norwich Playhouse),In the Blood and The Sweethearts (Finborough Theatre), Waterton's Wild Menagerie (Theatre503), Days of Significance, Nativity, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Theatre Royal Norwich Youth Company), The Dispossessed (Etcetera Theatre), Coming and Going (Poole Lighthouse Theatre) andChristie in Love (Edinburgh Festival). Associate Direction includes As You Like It(Shakespeare's Globe) Orpheus and Eurydice (National Youth Theatre) andDorothy and the Lost Princess of Oz (Theatre Royal Norwich). Assistant Direction includesAnne Boleyn (English Touring Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe), As You Like It (Shakespeare's Globe),Skylight, The Ugly One(Norwich Playhouse),A Day at the Racists, Moliereor theLeague of Hypocrites and Too True to be Good(Finborough Theatre).

The Press on director Daniel Burgess

“Mesmerising production that mixes Old Mother Hubbard and Medea.” Michael Billington, The Guardian on In the Blood

“Burgess’ production is raw and emphatic, the cast are terrific, doubling as Hester’s broadband as her tormentors, blunt and bleak, but undeniably affecting” Sam Marlowe, The Times on In the Blood

“Daniel Burgess's production gets off to a great start and maintains a good mix of silly lines and darker humour.” Partially Obstructed View on The Sweethearts

“In director Daniel Burgess’ production the drama is intense, gripping and funny, the jokes coming thick and fast.” Ed Nightingale, Exeunt on The Sweethearts

“Great writing, thought-through direction and brilliant casting.” James Tennent, Everything Theatre on The Sweethearts

PRESS NIGHT: THURSDAY, 1st December 2016 at 1.30pm

PHOTOCALL: TBC

The Garage, 14 Chapelfield North, Norwich NR2 1NY

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Tuesday, 29th November–Saturday, 24December 2015

Schedule of performances TBC

Prices ???

Performance Length: Approximately 45 minutes with no interval.

Notes for Editors

About All-In Productions:

All-in Productions was founded in 2014 to created exciting and high quality theatre in the East, to be seen in the East and beyond that ALL audiences could enjoy and engage with. This vision supports the aim of the creation of barrier free theatre created and rooted in the eastern region. This means that we want to create work that doesn’t bolt on accessibility devices, such as surtitles, signed performance and touch tours but develops a new way of creating theatre from the concept and rehearsal room out; not just creating accessible bolt-on’s but removing the barriers to performance that some audience members face when attending the theatre. Since forming All-In, the Company have presented a range of productions in differing venues across the east. This includes The New Wolsey, Pulse festival, Latitude Festival and The Garage. They are currently in preproduction for upcoming productions: The Junks and Simon Vs the Bedbugs.

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About The Garage:

The Garage is a centre for performing arts located in Norwich which supports the creative journeys of participants, audiences and artists. It is home to The Garage Trust, a registered charity providing support and development opportunities for children, young people and families from all backgrounds. The organisation provides a year round programme of activities including high quality programming, participation, education and training for all ages from its city centre venue and beyond through work with schools and partners across the county, region and nationally. For more information visit

The Garage is a registered charity No:1098975

The Garage is a registered company No:4510240

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All-In Productions, The Garage, 14 Chapelfield North, Norwich NR2 1NY

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Artistic Director Daniel Burgess Executive Producer Adam Taylor