A day in the life… Running Wardrobe Edition.
Put on your walking boots. The wardrobe department is usually either 5 floors up or 3 floors down…..
TOP PANTO TIPS
And although pantomimes all follow roughly the same pattern they can be overwhelming, especially your first one. So here’s some hints and tips from someone that’s worked on pantomimes for nearly 10 years…
PANTO TIME
We believe that pantomime contracts for Wardrobe are grossly underpaid. The weekly wage is not increased from the industry norm – even though you are working a 12 show week compared to the normal 8. There are no bonuses or time and a half for working Sundays or bank holidays. And no extra compensation for working around the Christmas holidays often away from home.
WHAT DRAMA SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH YOU
If you’ve worn some socks don’t ball them up. Who pairs socks to go in the wash? Are you okay?
SO WHAT DO YOU DO?!
Members of the wardrobe department have been scuttling around behind the scenes and it’s time to bring them into the spotlight. To kick off this site we thought we’d start with the basics. Who are we and what we do. First off: the start of the story, where a costume’s journey begins: –
IT’S A TIPPING MINEFIELD
We need to start to speak up about the state of this industry and so we’re tackling awkward conversations head on. To kick off; Tipping This will be an on-going discussion, with articles being posted as and when the conversation develops. Below is one person’s opinion. Disagree? Agree? Get in contact. Advise for […]
TIPPING 2.0
An experienced Dresser, currently dressing on a West End Musical, spoke to The Wardrobe Chronicles about their opinion on TIPPING.
WORKING AS A WEST END WARDROBE ASSISTANT
Competition for jobs in the arts is staggering; especially for full time positions – with regular pay packets, job security, holiday pay etc. But with so many people vying for a handful of jobs do standards slip? Do larger companies push what they can get away with because they know there’s plenty of other people […]
