Peter Pan
Enchanting new
adaptation by Vicky Ireland
The Queen’s
Theatre is thrilled to present Vicky Ireland’s enchanting
new adaptation of Peter Pan from 26 May – 16 June.
This specially
commissioned reworking of J.M. Barrie’s classic by
internationally-acclaimed children’s writer Vicky Ireland
MBE is performed by cut to the chase…
Directed by Bob
Carlton, it is the first summer family show to be staged by the
Theatre in a bid to develop its in-house programme of children’s
theatre and also expand its family audience base beyond regular
pantomime bookers.
“There doesn’t seem
to be enough high-quality live children’s entertainment in our
region; so, as a producing theatre serving East London and Essex, we
very much wanted to redress the balance by staging a show that many
families can enjoy during the summer months,” says Bob
Carlton, who is Artistic Director at the Queen’s.
This inspired
adaptation features sparkling original melodies and wonderfully
humorous lyrics by Steven Markwick – all played live on
stage by the multi-talented cut to the chase… company.
Starting in leafy Kensington Gardens, the production skilfully
encourages young viewers to harness their powers of imagination and
take flight on a wondrous epic adventure far beyond London’s
starlit sky!
Audiences will enjoy a
thrilling journey with Peter Pan, Tinker
Bell, Wendy, Johnand Michael to Neverland,
where they join The Lost Boys in battle against the
villainous Captain Hook and his bumbling sidekick Smee.
From a fantasy land of
blue lagoons, swashbuckling pirates and tick-tocking crocodiles to
mystical mermaids, mischievous pixies and boys who never grow up,
this summer family spectacular is bursting with song, laughter,
stunning sets and costumes and a generous sprinkling of fairy dust!
Vicky Ireland has
an MBE for services to children’s drama and is a Fellow
of the Royal Society for the Arts. She has had many children’s
plays produced around the world and adapted the work of such
celebrated authors as A. A. Milne, Rudyard
Kipling and Roald Dahl. She appeared in the children’s TV
programmes You and Me,Rainbow and Mr Trimble and
was a long-standing presenter on BBC’s Words and
Pictures.
Peter Pan stars cut
to the chase… company members Matthew James
Hinchliffe,Callum Hughes, Simon Jessop, Dylan Kennedy, Sam
Kordbacheh, Greg Last,Jonathan Markwood, Natasha
Moore, Kate Robson-Stuart and Alison Thea-Skot.
This production is
directed by Bob Carlton, with design by Norman Coates,
music composition and direction by Steven Markwick, lighting
design by Christopher Howcroft, sound design by Alexander
Broad and choreography by Hannah Welch.
Peter Pan runs at
the Queen’s Theatre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch,
from 26 May – 16 June. Tickets cost from £12 - £21.
Customers can also save money with a family ticket. Call the Box
Office on 01708 443333 or book online
at www.queens-theatre.co.uk
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