#melbourne Renata and her daughter Anastasia attended the Melbourne Premiere of @peterandthestarcatchertour at the @artscentremelbourne last night and are now in love with this production 🥰 Here’s Anastasia’s review: “Peter and the Starcatcher is a thrilling story-telling musical guaranteed to bring you to the one and only Neverland. This show now is a must-see piece, a play based on the 2004 novel ‘Peter and the Starcatchers’. Join an orphan and two other lost boys adventure as in untimely terms, they meet Molly, or soon known as somebody who’s more special than that. The tables turn as things seem to be, not what they were thought to be. Action and drama, comedy that allows funny interactions with the crowd and more to leave you clinging onto your seat. Will they retrieve what they lost? This action and comedy packed play is now playing at the Arts Centre Melbourne before it tours around Australia. Book tickets for seats on the ship, and await for the journey to begin!” Production images supplied.
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Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and winner of 5 Tony Awards, will have its Australian Premiere, touring nationally from 2024.
Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group, written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, The Addams Family), with music by Wayne Barker, this all-new production is directed by David Morton (Holding Achilles, The Wider Earth). Peter and the Starcatcher is the untold story of Neverland. Before Neverland there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a moustachioed pirate.
Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless orphan. Reimagined by Australia’s Dead Puppet Society, acclaimed for creating visually astounding worlds, this highly anticipated version of Peter and the Starcatcher blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, traversing oceans of mystical mermaids, and lands of curious creatures.
The Australian production features a star-studded ensemble cast including Otis Dhanji from blockbuster Aquaman and Netflix hit The Unlisted as Boy / Peter; one of Australia’s most recognisable comedy faces Colin Lane from duo Lano & Woodley as Black Stache; and television star Olivia Deeble, known for roles on Home and Away, More Than This and Secret Society of Second Born Royals, as Molly.
Also featuring in the Peter Pan prequel story is Ryan Gonzalez (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, In The Heights) as Fighting Prawn; Paul Capsis (La Cage aux Folles, Head On, The Rocky Horror Show) as Slank and Hawking Clam; Hugh Parker (The Office, The Family Law) as Captain Scott; Morgan Francis (Boy, Lost) as Prentiss; and Alison Whyte (Death of a Salesman, Groundhog Day The Musical, The Dressmaker) as Lord Aster.
Completing the company, which inhabits over 100 characters in this production full of fantasy and adventure, is Leon Cain and Benjin Maza, along with offstage covers James Haxby, Erika Naddei and Natasha Veselinovic, and on-stage musicians Annie Silva-McKnight, James Dobinson and Luke Volker.
Premiering at Canberra Theatre Centre in October 2024 before seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne’s Playhouse in November 2024, Adelaide Festival Centre in January 2025, Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in January and February 2025 and in Brisbane at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in March 2025.
Running time: Two hours and 20 minutes including interval
Age recommendation: Ages 10+ and for those who never really grew up
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