Swindon Panto Snow White

Well over 5 different days and nights I had the pleasure of photographing the Swindon Panto Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at The Wyvern Theatre. It was sooooooo much fun, the cast were just great. The Panto itself I never got tired of watching. I also did a couple of the promo shoots where Adam Woodyatt was at Regents Circus and Snow White was at OMG hairdressers to have her hair done.

I took several hundred images over the 4 days of shooting and this is just a very very small selection.

For me a fun Panto season in Swindon.

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Captain Hook meets his arch enemy at World of Crocodiles

Captain Hook and Crocodile

Captain Hook and Crocodile

Pirate and Crocodile

Captain Hook Pirates and Crocodiles

Captain Hook and Crocodile

Pirate and Crocodile

Captain Hook Pirates fighting crocodile

Crocodiles of the World and pirates

Friday morning was a very fun and interesting photo shoot for the Wyvern Theatre. We took Captain Hook and a couple of pirates from the Russian Ice Stars Peter Pan on Ice cast to World of Crocodiles over at Brize Norton. What a time we had. I even managed to hold a croc myself (a very small one mind). There were some really really big crocs there and Shaun the owner took Captain Hook and the pirates into one of the enclosures where there were two very big crocs. Needless to say they were pretty nervous as I would have been. The interesting thing though was they (the crocs) were not that interested, Shaun shouted Albert a big male croc over, which duly swam over to them and made out he was going to get out the water and onto the bridge with them. Which it didnt of course. It was so well trained !!!!

It is really worth going over to World of Crocodiles and watching Peter Pan on Ice at the Wyvern in May.

Dame Trot meets Swindon Rugby Club

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby

This lunchtime I did a photo shoot at the Wyvern Theatre, Dame Trot and Swindon Rugby Club. Two members of the Rugby Club met Dame Trot and presented her with a copy of their calendar. Dame Trot (David Ashley) was an absolute star and I laughed from start to finish. After their initial ‘shyness’ the rugby players got into the Panto spirit and played along with it all. The calendar was produced by Swindon Rugby Club to raise money for the Baby Unit Charity at GWH.

I have said this a thousand times but if you have not seen Jack and the Beanstalk at the Wyvern yet you must go. It is getting rave reviews, that aside it is just such a laugh.

Keith Chegwin meets 2 Jacks and 2 Dames in Swindon

Keith Chegwin

Two Jacks

Dame Trot

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

Keith Chegwin and Jack from Stroud

Keith Chegwin and Dame Trot from Stroud

Two Jacks

Two Jacks

Jack

Jack

This lunchtime I did a photo shoot at the Swindon Wyvern Theatre with Keith Chegwin who is playing Silly Billy, Jack and Dame Trot from the Swindon cast and Jack and Dame Trot from the Stroud company who are also performing Jack and the Beanstalk. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed it. The cast from Swindon made me feel really at home and as though they had known me all their life, it was a real pleasure to work with them.

I love my job.

Fleshcreep Simon Wegrzyn meets Swindon at Old Town Lights Switch On

simon wegrzyn

Simon Wegryzn and Mayor Nick Martin

Simon Wegrzyn and STFC

Simon Wegryzn and Rockin Robin

Simon Wegryzn

simon wegrzyn

Simon Wegryzn

Simon Wegryzn

Last night was the Switch On of the Christmas Lights in Swindon Old Town. I had a lot of fun photographing Simon Wegryzn who plays Fleshcreep in this years Panto Jack and the Beanstalk at The Wyvern Theatre. Not only was he a really nice guy he was so easy to direct and was really happy to do anything I asked of him. I am really looking forward to seeing him and the rest of the cast at the Panto over Christmas.

Keith Chegwin and Jack and the Beanstalk Down on the Fram

Keith Chegwin and panto cow

Keith Chegwin

Keith Chegwin and panto cow and Annie

Annie and the cast.

Annie and the cast.

Annie and the cast.

Keith Chegwin and panto cow

The cast and Annie

Panto cow and Annie the real cow

Keith, David baby lamb

Keith and the cast

Jennifer the Fairy

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking part in the photo call for the Jack and the Beanstalk Panto which is being performed at the Wyvern Theatre at Christmas. It took place at Roves farm on a very hot day. The cast, Keith Chegwin, Jennifer Greenwood, Samuel Parker and David Ashley seemed to really enjoy themselves feeding and stroking the animals. But I have to say the star of the day was Annie, the 20 year old cow that was used as a prop. Was a lovely gentle creature and she did everything we asked. Including posing with the panto cow which was just soooo funny, the guys in the suit were quite nervous at first, as was everybody really but she won everybody over and after a while everybody wanted to stroke, pat or scratch her. A star in the making I think.

I took 550 images so this really is just a random selection of the shoot.