J’AIME DECEMBER 2021
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F E AT U R E<br />
Panto is back, oh yes it is!<br />
IT’S TIME FOR THE DOORS TO OPEN, SEATS TO BE TAKEN, CURTAINS TO BE PARTED, STAGE LIGHTS TO<br />
GO ON, THE SHOW MUST GO ON AS PANTO IS BACK! JAZZ SHERGILL CAUGHT UP WITH THE CAST OF<br />
THE ALL NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN AT LICHFIELD GARRICK THEATRE<br />
MARCUS BILLANY AS PETER PAN, DAVID MCKECHNIE<br />
AS CAPTAIN HOOK AND SAM RABONE AS MRS SMEE<br />
After a whirlwind of a year during the COVID-19<br />
pandemic, panto is finally back. Lichfield Garrick<br />
Theatre has opened its stage doors and this year’s<br />
wonderful performance is all about the boy who<br />
wouldn’t grow up, All-New Adventures of Peter Pan.<br />
The Lichfield Garrick Theatre has come together<br />
with Paul Hendy and Evolution Productions to<br />
bring audiences a great festive treat with this year’s<br />
full-scale pantomime. After not being able to put on<br />
shows for over a year, they will be going all out for<br />
this special time.<br />
As many other industries, the theatre world took<br />
a great hit due to the pandemic and the cast are<br />
excited more than ever, to get back on stage and put<br />
on a spectacular performance for their audience.<br />
The talented Marcus Billany is playing the part of<br />
Peter and he’s familiar with this role, having stood in<br />
for Strictly Come Dancing’s AJ Pritchard during his<br />
show two years ago.<br />
Marcus is looking forward to putting on a<br />
performance and Peter Pan wouldn’t be Peter Pan if<br />
there was no flying involved, right?<br />
“It’s been so long since I’ve been able to perform<br />
on stage, so it’s just great to get back and I’ll also be<br />
flying during the show, I was scared at first when I<br />
had to do it before but then eventually got used to it<br />
and I’m excited to get back into it,” he says.<br />
Sam Rabone, a familiar face to Lichfield panto<br />
audiences, is back for his sixth year at the Garrick<br />
as he stars as Mrs Smee. That’s as well as being the<br />
show’s director for the fourth year.<br />
“It’s my first time doing Peter Pan, so I’m very<br />
excited because it’s brilliant for both boys and girls to<br />
enjoy,” says Sam.<br />
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