Welcome to Extravaganza Productions in Boston, your premier pantomime production company! We have many interesting and extraordinary themes that you're sure to love. Pantomime is part or a rich tapestry of performance art and culture that gives people intense pleasure as well as calling a whole variety of emotions into being. This is why they've always been considered to be so important. It is imp
ortant to us to make the art of pantomime accessible to everyone. In addition, we also aim to achieve the objective of creating innovative ways of bringing ourselves and our artists into contact with the general public. Right from the very start, we thought of an appreciation of the arts and the cultural shaping of leisure activity as vital aspects of our overall ethos. Over time, we've gained many friends and partners who help us achieve this objective. We're a friendly team who look forward to interest across the generations and cultures. So whatever your age or background, do drop in to our website any time to meet us. DIRECTORS:
DAVID VICKERS & RICHARD CHANDLER. DAVID
In his early teens self taught actor, director, scenic artist and costumier David Vickers, founded a theatre club in Nottinghill Gate. On leaving grammar school he joined the window display team at Selfridges in Oxford Street, who at that time were starting the famous Christmas Grottos and animated toy and puppet windows. David then appeared in five years of weekly repertory with director Douglas Emery, of Oldham repertory fame, at the Intimate Theatre, Palmers Green as character actor and designer. Then followed many years of pantomimes and summer shows, including playing ugly sister. RICHARD
Richard began dancing at the age of three, specialising in modern dance and tap. He danced his way through many musicals meanwhile, he was concentrating on studying voice in opera and operetta with Constance Shacklock. He was seen playing in Puccini’s‘La Boheme’ at the Cliffs Pavilion, by Southend pantomime producer Jerry Jerome, who booked him to play Dick Whittington at Plymouth where he met David, who was playing Alderman Fitzwarren and the Sultan of Morocco. DAVID AND RICHARD
Together they formed the International Mosaics, a life size puppet act in ultra violet lighting which won Opportunity Knocks and gave them a Blackpool season, a tour of South Africa, a Royal Command Performance, the London Palladium show in Toronto and took them several times around the world on P&O, Holland America and Cunard cruise liners, including many world cruises aboard the famous QE2. They built and operated the fantastic transformation sequence for ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ with Russ Abbot at the Palace Theatre, Manchester and also the Giant Puppet Dream Ballet in ‘Hans Andersen’ at the London Palladium, starring Tommy Steele. They also toured the UK with his Anniversary Show, and supplied puppets for his three christmas television specials, receiving the Golden Rose of Montreaux. They soon founded Extravaganza Productions Ltd and were an instant success with spectacular family pantomimes. Good scripts, fabulous scenery, costumes, and wonderful stage effects meant they have gone from strength to strength becoming a much respected name in the theatrical profession. CHOREOGRAPHER/ DANCE & MOVEMENT SUPERVISOR
JAMES ROBINSON
James trained at the Leicester College of Performing Arts studying in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and contempory. As a professional dancer James’ career leans towards the commercial side of the industry and has been fortunate to work with many acclaimed stars, The Pussycat Dolls, Leona Lewis, Tom Jones, Annie Lennox, Lu Lu, The Saturdays, Jessie J, 5ive, Blue, Dame Shirley Bassey, Spice Girls, Cliff Richard, Chaka Khan and Ronan Keating to name but a few. James has also been a part of a wide selection of television shows including X Factor (ITV), Children in Need (BBC), Dancing on Ice (ITV), Stars in Their Eyes (ITV), Tonight’s the Night (BBC), The Royal Variety Show, Red or Black (ITV), Born to Shine (ITV) and Eurovision (BBC). For a while now James has taken on the role as an Assistant Choreographer for shows such as The Big Reunion (ITV2), Clash of the Choirs (Russia 1), The Olympic Torch Ceremony, The Voice (BBC), The Saturdays and the Wanted, Big Dance (Russia 1), So You Think You Can Dance (BBC) and also the prestigious Queens Jubilee Concert (BBC) working with numerous singers and stars of the industry. With Years of experience in these areas it was a natural progression for James to venture into Choreographing and Creative consultancy. James has been part of the Extravaganza productions family for the past 5 years bringing a fresh look and edge to choreography and movement.
