Peter Pan -- A Musical Adventure

The story of Peter Pan is well known to most of us as a wonderful fantasy and to see it transformed into a modern production was casting some doubt on my mind as to whether this could be achieved. However I can report that the adaptation of this children’s classic left nothing out of the original, nor did it add dialogue or scenes which were diverting. It was very pleasing to see that the cast was composed of both the junior and senior members of the society complementing each other and certainly the youngsters were not outshone by their more experienced performers. Fifteen year old Joe Bowman excelled in the title role and was ably assisted by the Darling family trio of Wendy, Michael and John. This quartet were showed great polish and understanding in their roles and did not in the least seem to be awed by the several flying scenes which saw them travel the whole width of the stage. The pirates, led by Captain Hook (Ian Mills) and Smee (Rick Switzer-Green) were suitably evil and nasty, and the Lost Boys together with Tiger Lily and the Indians added further to the dramatic presentation of the show. The music, well controlled by Sue Rowland and her small ensemble of musicians, was to say the least interesting with the score at times resembling chaos and discordancy, but I suppose that this is the way of modern composers. Staging and lighting were good and scenery changes accomplished with the minimum of fuss. Well done to the crew! Rosie Abel, the Director should be truly proud of the quality of the production and the way in which her entire team presented this show to a very appreciative audience. The story of Peter Pan is well known to most of us as a wonderful fantasy and to see it transformed into a modern production was casting some doubt on my mind as to whether this could be achieved. However I can report that the adaptation of this children’s classic left nothing out of the original, nor did it add dialogue or scenes which were diverting. It was very pleasing to see that the cast was composed of both the junior and senior members of the society complementing each other and certainly the youngsters were not outshone by their more experienced performers. Fifteen year old Joe Bowman excelled in the title role and was ably assisted by the Darling family trio of Wendy, Michael and John. This quartet were showed great polish and understanding in their roles and did not in the least seem to be awed by the several flying scenes which saw them travel the whole width of the stage. The pirates, led by Captain Hook (Ian Mills) and Smee (Rick Switzer-Green) were suitably evil and nasty, and the Lost Boys together with Tiger Lily and the Indians added further to the dramatic presentation of the show. The music, well controlled by Sue Rowland and her small ensemble of musicians, was to say the least interesting with the score at times resembling chaos and discordancy, but I suppose that this is the way of modern composers. Staging and lighting were good and scenery changes accomplished with the minimum of fuss. Well done to the crew! Rosie Abel, the Director should be truly proud of the quality of the production and the way in which her entire team presented this show to a very appreciative audience. 

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