Peter Pan performs at 7.30pm November 26, 27, 28, December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 with 2pm matinees November 28, December 5 and 12.
Magic, pirates, fairies and different fantastical creatures come collectively in Limelight Theatre’s manufacturing of Peter Pan.
Directed and tailored by Kathleen Del Casale from JM Barrie’s unique story, it follows Peter as he tries to retrieve his shadow.
He arrives with Tinkerbell within the nursery of Wendy, John and Michael Darling and collectively they embark on adventures in Neverland.
“Peter Pan is not any higher described than a narrative about ‘the boy who by no means grew up’,” Kathleen mentioned.
“JM Barrie completely captures the innocence of childhood and the way maturity virtually haunts it, lurking out of attain till it forces itself in.
“However on the identical time it is a great, enjoyable, nostalgic and fantastical story.”
Kathleen opted to do her personal adaptation as a result of she felt the 1904 unique could not be staged with “moral sensitivity”.
“Audiences will discover there are Amazon warriors now – with probably the most wonderful costumes! – who’ve changed a few of the unique characters,” she mentioned.
“This additionally helped with casting as a result of we frequently get numerous females auditioning on the theatre.”
Appearing for the previous 15 years, Kathleen has carried out, directed or written for Stargate Actors Academy, HEY Fever and Snapshot Youth, Agelink and Limelight Theatres.
In 2012-13, she travelled to the UK to play Might Gibbs in a touring manufacturing of River Dreaming and adopted it up in 2015-16 with A Land of Legends.
Kathleen has been in quite a few musicals together with Hairspray, Something Goes, Candy Charity, Greenwicks and The Wedding ceremony Singer and has directed Demise of a Salesman and co-directed Rock of Ages.
“Peter Pan is my favorite story,” she mentioned. “I fell in love with it after I first learn it as a 12-year-old.
“It actually captured my creativeness and has at all times stayed with me – my first tattoo was of the ‘second star to the suitable’ group of stars from the story.
“My wonderful crew and I’ve put numerous hours into creating Neverland and it’ll actually transport folks again to their childhood selves.
“We have squeezed an enormous quantity of labor into the rehearsal interval and have some nice stuff for our audiences to take pleasure in.”
Peter Pan performs at 7.30pm November 26, 27, 28, December 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 with 2pm matinees November 28, December 5 and 12.
Tickets are $23, $20 concession and $17 youngsters – e-book at www.limelighttheatre.com.au or name 0499 954 016 between 9am and 12pm, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
