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Michelle and Jess fly the flag for Britain
Michelle Breen and Jess McCrorie attended ITB Berlin 4-6 March, the world’s largest tourism fair. They were there to exhibit Trafalgar Tickets on the Visit Britain stand. They were just 1 of 30 stand holders present, to represent the very best of Britain to the world’s travel trade. In total there was over 5,800 exhibitors!
Michelle and Jess met with global wholesalers, tour operators and travel agents that bring tourists to Britain and are looking for content to include in their packages and itineraries. Germany is the UK’s third largest source market by visit volume and second most valuable by visitor spending, only topped by the US. However, with over 100,000 attendees over the 3 days, they didn’t just meet with the German travel trade as 87% attendance was international!
Imagine Theatre Move Update
January and February were exceptionally busy months for the Imagine team who have been working hard on the move over to their new premises.
A team of freelancers have been working alongside the team on electrics, fitting racking, creating additional office spaces, as well as helping move the contents of the old warehouse and external storage spaces to the new unit.
The majority of sets, costumes and props have now been transferred over to their new home and work is ongoing to organise everything into its rightful place. Imagine will share more behind the scenes pics over the coming weeks as the new premises takes shape!
Rosemary announced as Keynote Speaker
Rosemary has been announced as the second keynote speaker at The Stage’s Future of Theatre Conference this April. She joins fellow headline speaker Indhu Rubasingham, whose words will coincide with her official springtime commencement at the National Theatre.
Rosemary said: “I’m delighted to be speaking at The Stage’s Future of Theatre Conference this year. It’s always good to come together with industry friends and share in our collective cultural experiences, especially during such challenging times. I hope the perspective of my decades of experience in the industry can add some value to the day.
“We must continually remind the Government of the value of what we all do and what great value British theatre is – in terms of employment, our contribution to the economy, our general well-being, and by providing a sense of community and belonging to millions of people across the UK.
“And our industry has survived the odds. We’re resilient, steadfast, and adaptable to change and when faced with challenges and times of uncertainty, we come back stronger. We really punch above our weight, and we should all be proud of that. It’s something our country does phenomenally well.”
Matt Hemley, The Stage’s Deputy Editor, said: “Hot on the heels of announcing Indhu Rubasingham as one of our keynotes at this year’s Future of Theatre conference, we are delighted to share that Trafalgar Entertainment’s Rosemary Squire will also be a headline speaker.
“To have two of theatre’s most powerful figures bookending our event promises to make it an unmissable conference. Rosemary will share her wisdom from years of working in the sector and founding two of the most powerful companies in the industry – Ambassador Theatre Group and Trafalgar Entertainment. We can’t wait to welcome her.”
Just Imagine celebrates 100th podcast episode!
Imagine Theatre are thrilled to have reached 100 episodes of the Just Imagine Podcast. The bi-monthly podcast launched back in 2021 and since that time we have received over 17,000 downloads.
Just Imagine explores the world of panto from behind the scenes at Imagine HQ as the team prep for the season, the history of the genre, the creative process, the technical elements, the practicalities such as budgeting, how the shows are marketed and much more.
For anyone who has not had chance to listen to the podcast all of the episodes are still available on the popular podcast sites and from the Imagine website. Whichever area of panto you are most interested in there is likely to be a podcast on it!
Episode 100 – Celebrating our 100th Episode With Some Panto Legends
We have reached 100 episodes of the Just Imagine podcast, and to celebrate our host Martin Ballard shares snippets from interviews with some panto legends including Morecambe and Wise, Roy Hudd, Danny La Rue, Larry Grayson, Nigel Ellacott, Bob Monkhouse as well as some favourite panto memories from the Imagine team. Don’t miss out on the special celebratory edition!
LISTEN NOW:
Imagine Website: https://www.imaginetheatre.co.uk/just-imagine-podcast
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VOTE for Trafalgar Tickets
Trafalgar Tickets is nominated for Best Ticketing Agency in the Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2025. The event will take place on Thursday 26 June at the five-star Royal Garden Hotel, London.
You can vote for the team now by clicking HERE or by scanning the QR code below.
Voting closes on Sunday 27 April 2025.
HEART OF SWINDON LAUNCH
Helen Enright, Laura James and Chris McGuigan joined 160 other attendees at the House of Lords for the ‘Heart of Swindon’ launch on Monday 17 March. The event, which was organised by Lord Wills, Swindon Borough Council, local MPs, elected council members and development partners was designed to showcase to investors the many exciting plans that are underway to usher in a ‘third-golden-age’ for the Wiltshire town. The ambitious plans include multiple large-scale property, residential and retail developments, transport infrastructure improvements and significant building projects – including the previously announced proposals for a new modular, large-scale theatre and entertainment venue.
