Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and the Darling children will transport theatregoers to the magical Neverland to be amazed by all its wonders during the winter holidays this year. The young, and the young at heart, will be entranced by the mysterious mermaids from Mermaid Lagoon; the beautiful Indian Princess Tiger Lilly and her brave Panther; the fun loving Lost Boys and the oh-so-evil Captain Hook and his band of pirates aboard the Jolly Roger, who will lower the anchor for a sojourn at the Canal Walk Shopping Centre (CWSC) Theatre from 1 July – 23 July.
J.M Barrie’s much loved classic, Peter Pan, returns to Centre Court at CWSC in a spectacular original musical by award winning duo, Fred Abrahamse and Marcel Meyer, who regularly have their work presented to critical and public acclaim on stages across Europe, America and in South Africa.
A talented, star-studded cast, together with breath-taking sets, magnificent costumes and a gathering of beautiful puppets, will bring Peter Pan to life.
A great line-up
Leading the line-up of stars is Grant Almirall in the title role of Peter Pan. Almirall’ s numerous stage credits include the lead role in Singin’ in the Rain in South Africa, Australia and Japan and an award-winning performance as Frankie Vallie in the Broadway hit, Jersey Boys.
The award-winning Jenny Stead stars as Wendy. Ms Stead has won praise for her performances both in musical theatre and dramatic roles. Recent stage credits include Janet in the Fugard’s hit production of The Rocky Horror Show and Maid Marian in Canal Walk’s 2016 production of Robin Hood.
Marcel Meyer stars as the evil Captain Hook. Meyer, regarded as one of the top classical actors of his generation, has many credits including acclaimed performances as Hamlet, Iago, Romeo, Oberon and other classic roles both abroad and at home.
The supporting cast features an equally impressive line-up; the multi-talented Dean Balie (Kat and the Kings, Blood Brothers) as Smee; Bianca Flanders (Orpheus in Africa, Blood Brothers, District 6 – Kanala) as the Princess Tiger-Lily, Kyle Jardine (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Cabaret) as John Darling, Luke Tyler as Michael Darling, Roberto Kyle (Twelfth Night) as Panther, Stuart Brown (Snow White) and Roland Perold (The Pitch, The Great American Songbook) as the Lost Boys. Rounding out the cast, in the magical role of Tinkerbell, is effervescent newcomer, Raine Waring.
Giving back
Peter Pan has always been affiliated with the spirit of giving since author J. M Barrie bequeathed the rights to Peter Pan to the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London to help raise funds for the hospital. Keeping with tradition, CWSC, which has raised hundreds of thousands of rands for charity over the 17 years it has hosted the theatre, will donate proceeds from this production to the LEAP Science and Maths Schools initiative.
What: Peter Pan
Where and when: Canal Walk Shopping Centre Theatre from 1 – 23 July
Book: Computicket
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