Irvine Iqbal. Luke Latchman. Simon Sladen.
In this episode I chat to West End performers Irvine Iqbal and Luke Latchman with Simon Sladen, Founder of Panto Day, Pantodatabase and Editor for British Theatre Guide.
We discuss panto casting and systemic racism within the industry.
As well as Aladdin
The RSC
The Boy in the Dress
Lyric Hammersmith
The National Theatre
St Helens Theatre Royal
Forum Theatre Billingham
Jacob McIntosh
Jack in Jack and the Two Metre Beanstalk
The Stag Theatre Sevenoaks
Yonah Higgins
Otterspool Adventure
Dick Whittington The Pompey Panto
The King’s Theatre Portsmouth
Marrlene Little Hill
The Stage
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Hackney Empire
Nottingham Playhouse
Oldham Coliseum
Liam Mellor
Jamie Alexander Wilson
The Marlow Theatre
Royal Academy of Music
The Oscars
Bafta
Yara Shahidi
Arts Ed
Equity Race Equality Committee
Hope Mill Theatre
Pearson Casting
Southwark Playhouse
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
DEM Productions
Amara Okereke
The Barn Theatre
Ryan Carter
Jaymi Hensley
Simon Sladen’s article Pantoland: Let's Talk About Race was published 12th June 2020
https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/features/pantoland-let-s-talk-about-ra-359