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Panto time for Robe

Panto time for Robe

Lighting designer Andy Webb didn’t have any hesitation about which additional production lighting he wanted on the rig for two high-profile UK 2023-24 pantomime seasons … and that was Robe. He specified Robe for these two key shows for producers UK Productions (UKP), Snow White & The Seven Dwarves at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in Buckinghamshire directed by Chris Wilkins-Nelson, and Cinderella directed by Benji Sperring, staged at the Malvern Festival Theatre in Wiltshire, both produced by Martin Dodds. 

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Always Have Fun, but Get the Job Done

Production Manager Jesse Sandler may be the son of well-known Tour Manager Harry Sandler, and Jesse may have modeled his career on some aspects of his dad’s success, but the two didn’t work together that often, and Jesse acquired most of his PM skills and smarts by working his own way up through the ranks of concert touring. Asked of advice he got early on, that’s still applicable today, Sandler says that would be to “work hard, do the right things, and stay true to yourself” and try to disregard the “outside noise” that can “make you question yourself and what you’re doing.” Last but not least, he says: “Always have fun, always have a good time, but take the work seriously and get it done.”

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