Enjoy unprecedented behind-the-scenes access at the King’s Theatre and discover the inner workings of Scotland’s most popular Panto

Photo credit: Mike Hume

The King’s Theatre Edinburgh has teamed up with professional photographer Tom Duffin to create a virtual theatre tour.

For those missing out on the venue’s annual Christmas production, viewers will be able to see and hear familiar panto voices past and present, look around areas of the theatre that have previously gone unseen, see photos of the venue as it once was and hear from the staff and stars who work on the King’s panto.

Duffin has incredibly kindly donated his time and skills to Capital Theatres for this remarkable adventure.

There is the opportunity to donate during the tour which goes towards the Capital Theatre’s emergency appeal.

Director of Development at Capital Theatres Kate Smith said: “We know that thousands of people are missing their annual trip to the King’s and we cannot replace their panto experience this year, but in conversation with Tom we realised we could open up the theatre in a way which has never been done before and offer our audiences and the local community the opportunity to have a very rich and different theatre experience this Christmas.”

Duffin said: “The skills and techniques we’ve developed for immersive experiences was a perfect fit for the King’s. My family has been going to the King’s panto for 4 generations, so the challenge was to create something that was a cross-generational mix of nostalgia, belly laughs and surprising new discovery. What was a fantastic added benefit was the genuine enthusiasm from the King’s staff who revelled in telling their stories from behind, below and way, way above the stage.”

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