(Preview) Peter Pan and Wendy
This Friday, Pitlochry Festival Theatre will be spreading some early festive joy when it premieres Peter Pan and Wendy, a magical new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic novel Peter Pan.
Adapted by the wonderfully inventive and imaginative Janys Chambers (North and South, Pitlochry Festival Theatre) and directed by the theatre’s Associate Director Ben Occhipinti, Peter Pan and Wendy is set to enchant and thrill audiences at Pitlochry Festival Theatre from Friday 18 November till Friday 23 December.
One starry night, bedtime stories come alive for Wendy Darling and her younger brothers John and Michael when they meet Peter Pan and Tinkerbell and fly with them on a magical journey to Neverland – ‘second star to the right and straight on till morning.’ They find themselves on a thrilling adventure far from home where they make friends with the Lost Boys, meet the evil pirate Captain Hook and his motley crew, and encounter a very noisy crocodile.
Peter Pan and Wendy’s exciting cast will feature Colin McCredie (DC Fraser in Taggart, STV; A Christmas Carol and The Wind in the Willows, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and soon to be seen in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s Mayflies) as Captain Hook; Deirdre Davis (Eileen Donachie in River City, BBC and Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Lipstick, Ketchup and Blood and Noises Off, Pitlochry Festival Theatre) as Mrs Darling; Fiona Wood (Blonde Bombshells of 1943 and Chicago, Pitlochry Festival Theatre) as Wendy; Robbie Scott (Dick Whittington, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre) as Peter Pan; Patricia Panther (Lament to Sheku Bayoh, National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival and Royal Lyceum Theatre) as Tinkerbell, Ruairidh McDonald (The Kist, Edinburgh Festival and New York) as John; Stephanie Payne (Pinocchio, Citizens Theatre) as Michael; Euan Bennet (The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, Sunshine on Leith, Leeds Playhouse and the film Anna and the Apocalypse) as Tootles and Nana and Delme Thomas (The Three Musketeers, Dukes Lancaster and Potted Potter, West End and World tour) as Slightly.
Peter Pan and Wendy promises to be a seasonal treat, brimming with plenty of theatrical magic, sword fighting, and lots of laughs. So, look up into the sky and its second star on the right and straight on to Pitlochry Festival Theatre for an unforgettable magical experience this Christmas.
Peter Pan and Wendy runs from Friday 18 November till Friday 23 December. For tickets and information visit www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com