Photos by Stoo Metz. Featuring the cast of Peter Pan(Neptune Theatre)
Original direction Jeremy Webb, Choreographer Stephanie Graham, Musical Director Lisa St. Clair, Set Design Tamara Kucheran
Costume Design Helena Marriott, Lighting Design Vicky Williams, Sound Design Joe Micallef
PETER PAN
Get lost in a land of pirates, mischief and adventure!
When Wendy, Michael and John find themselves whisked away to Never-you-mind-land by a mysterious flying boy, they have no idea what awaits them: peculiar pirates, a posse of Underdog Kids, a giant ticking crocodile and a very wicked, spotlight-loving diva Captain Hook. This play is full of pop songs, hilarious jokes and encourages you to play along.
This version of Peter Pan brings the classic stories to life in a family musical format.
From The Chronicle Herald, By Stephen Cooke: Interview:
With the family favourite Peter Pan, there are certain things audiences come to expect.And nobody realizes this better than Neptune Theatre’s artistic director Jeremy Webb, writer and director of the musical comedy version of the J.M. Barrie classic now running over the holiday season.
“You will believe people can fly, you will believe in faeries and you will smile at a crocodile,” says the Halifax theatre veteran who’s giving the 115-year-old property a lively modern update with some creative casting, current music, and a British pantomime flavour that encourages audience participation, especially from its youngest attendees.
Younger kids seeing it for the first time will marvel at the magic and cheeky humour of it all, while adults will feel pangs of nostalgia as they remember a time when they didn’t want to grow up, simultaneously embracing the play’s themes about the importance of family.
“Last year I had such a great time watching my kids enjoy Cinderella, and for the entire year they’ve been quoting it back at me,” says Webb, adding that his children also contributed a joke to the Peter Pan script involving a reference to Disney’s mega-hit Frozen.
“Thank goodness we get something new to reference. So it’ll be a great show for young people to have their first theatrical experience with, for families with kids as young as four years old. It’s big and colourful, and they get to scream stuff out at the top of their lungs, which is always fun.”
The template for Peter Pan remains pretty much the same in the Neptune version, with some intriguing new twists to make it a lively and fun experience.
Peter and the Darling children using Tinkerbell’s faerie dust to fly to the rechristened Never-You-Mind-Land to meet up with the mixed-gender Lost Kids and confront a female Hook, while performing a mix of modern pop, pirate shanties and songs by East Coast artists like Heather Rankin, Christina Martin, Ian Sherwood and T. Thomason.
PETER PAN - The package
Peter Pan has proven itself to be a crowd-pleasing favourite with excellent sales.
The show package contains:
· The script – production script, with local references to be swapped in by venue
· The score – arrangements of songs by Musical Director for 5 piece band
· Song licensing information – allowing venue to apply for grand performance rights
· Set & prop design (optional) – venue may secure rights to use the Neptune Set Design, or make their own arrangements
· Costume design (optional) – venue may secure rights to use Neptune costume Design package, or make their own arrangements.
· Sound design (files provided)
· The venue would pay for script & score rental and royalty fees, design royalties (set, costume, sound)
Alternatively, the script & score is available as a package, without production elements, for a 12% royalty.