Peter Pan - The Musical (Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company)
There is no doubt that most people will know and love the story of Peter Pan, there is probably a little of the 'boy who never grew up' in all of us but, I suspect many will default to Walt Disney Movie of 1953 when they open up those memories. This however is the Musical from probably one of the great modern day partnerships in that genre, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.
We are of course talking the same story, however a little richer, a little deeper and perhaps even a little darker in its interpretation, brought to the stage under the experienced direction of local theatre personality Tye Harris, ably assisted by Edd Caine as Musical Director and Anna Forster as Choreographer, a team that obviously know how to get the best from a cast and entertain an audience.
We are taken along the journey to Neverland and back in the hands of a strangely ageing and darkly clad Storyteller, played in quite a haunting style by Nicola Howarth, only as the tale closes do we realise that this is in fact an older Wendy Darling now a mother herself and still waiting for Peter Pan to return as promised.
Starring as the 'boy who never grew up' is an engagingly talented Luey Pearce, not only an actor and singer but able to master the skill of being flown on a wire, a difficult task at the best of times but, an art he seems to have perfected.
Whether it is the perfectly velvet tones of Niamh Slater as Wendy, the youthful exuberance of brothers Zac & Joey Psaras as John & Michael, their parents the equally tuneful Heather Mills as Mrs Darling or the stoically class conscious yet still fatherly Mr Darling, played with some confidence by Paul Winwood or their family servant Liza played by Tara Purchase there is no doubt they make a likable unit.
Aboard the Pirate Ship of one Captain James Hook, played with flair and panache by Karl Wunderlich, we find an array of motley seafarers under the charge of the rather nervous yet highly comic Jack Humphreys as Mr Smee, the interaction between Hook and Smee is a joy with additional pirate swagger added by Matt Hickman as Cookson, Rich Howarth as Starky and Liam Pinches as Ceco.
Really tight knit, effective and personable team of Lost Boys, Shay Gutteridge (Nibs), Daniel Harrison (Tootles), Harvey Page (Slightly), Sean Southerton (Curley) and Patrick Smith (Twin) almost go so far as to steal the show with their number ‘The Lost Boys Gang’.
Along with some sprightly dancing from Izzy Westley-Smith as forthright fairy Tinkerbell and Elle-May Davies as Indian Princess Tiger Lily collectively make this a great night of entertainment for all ages, so get some tickets before the run ends on Saturday 13th October 2018.
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We are of course talking the same story, however a little richer, a little deeper and perhaps even a little darker in its interpretation, brought to the stage under the experienced direction of local theatre personality Tye Harris, ably assisted by Edd Caine as Musical Director and Anna Forster as Choreographer, a team that obviously know how to get the best from a cast and entertain an audience.
We are taken along the journey to Neverland and back in the hands of a strangely ageing and darkly clad Storyteller, played in quite a haunting style by Nicola Howarth, only as the tale closes do we realise that this is in fact an older Wendy Darling now a mother herself and still waiting for Peter Pan to return as promised.
Starring as the 'boy who never grew up' is an engagingly talented Luey Pearce, not only an actor and singer but able to master the skill of being flown on a wire, a difficult task at the best of times but, an art he seems to have perfected.
Whether it is the perfectly velvet tones of Niamh Slater as Wendy, the youthful exuberance of brothers Zac & Joey Psaras as John & Michael, their parents the equally tuneful Heather Mills as Mrs Darling or the stoically class conscious yet still fatherly Mr Darling, played with some confidence by Paul Winwood or their family servant Liza played by Tara Purchase there is no doubt they make a likable unit.
Aboard the Pirate Ship of one Captain James Hook, played with flair and panache by Karl Wunderlich, we find an array of motley seafarers under the charge of the rather nervous yet highly comic Jack Humphreys as Mr Smee, the interaction between Hook and Smee is a joy with additional pirate swagger added by Matt Hickman as Cookson, Rich Howarth as Starky and Liam Pinches as Ceco.
Really tight knit, effective and personable team of Lost Boys, Shay Gutteridge (Nibs), Daniel Harrison (Tootles), Harvey Page (Slightly), Sean Southerton (Curley) and Patrick Smith (Twin) almost go so far as to steal the show with their number ‘The Lost Boys Gang’.
Along with some sprightly dancing from Izzy Westley-Smith as forthright fairy Tinkerbell and Elle-May Davies as Indian Princess Tiger Lily collectively make this a great night of entertainment for all ages, so get some tickets before the run ends on Saturday 13th October 2018.
Book Here
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