J’AIME DECEMBER 2021

“You have Cinderella and Sleeping
Beauty which are very female-lead
but Peter Pan has got both a good
strong male and female lead. It’s a
bit different to the other ones; it’s
not a traditional panto but there are
great panto elements in there so it’s a
really nice story to get your teeth into
because everybody wants to be like one
of the lost boys or Peter Pan, you want
to be able to fly, everybody wants to be
able to learn how to fly and we will be
flying here so be ready to see Peter Pan
take off.”.
He added: “It’s a new show, it’s not the
traditional Peter Pan. We have gone
a little off-piste, it’s in the future so we are looking
forward to giving you a bit of a new take on it.”
David McKechnie is playing the unforgettable Hook
and it seems he’s most looking forward to crocodiles
- very fitting for his character.
“I’m thrilled to be dressed as a pirate again, I wasn’t
able to do pantomime last year of course because of
what was happening, it was so sad because I love it,
it’s my favourite time of year,” says David. “It’s so
much fun and it’s a lovely way to end the year, so it’s
great to be back and I’m really looking forward to
it… I’m counting the days!”
He added “I really like crocodiles, I’ve always liked
them and if there’s one thing I love more than a
crocodile, it’s a pantomime crocodile, so I can’t wait
to see him! For Captain Cook it’s all about when he
first gets to meet the crocodile, I’m getting excited
thinking about it!”
All-New Adventures of Peter Pan is set to be a
dazzling show, with a wonderful cast, out-of-this
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world costumes and, of course, extra laughs to be
enjoyed by all the family.
After missing out on theatre due to lockdown, it’s
fair to say there may be some wobbly knees before
the curtain opens but the cast just want to be able
to feel the buzz of energy and happiness during the
Christmas season more than ever.
“It’s been so long you kind of forget what it’s like
to be on stage and as soon you are on stage there
is nothing better and it all comes back, the nerves
go away and what I’m looking forward to most is
the smiles on the kids’ faces, they’re coming on an
adventure with us and there is nothing better than
that the smiles and cries of laughter, screams and it’s
amazing!” said Marcus.
“There’s always jitters before walking on to the stage,
you feel it in your stomach, this nervous feeling and
as soon as you get on it becomes this energy that
you’re able to use for the performance. It really
is a great spectacle, Evolution productions are an
excellent production company, they’re doing the set,
costumes and lighting etc. so it’s
a really big show, it’s going to be
a lot of fun and you can expect a
lot of laughs and of course some
good old-fashioned musical gags,
you know those really corny old
jokes that everyone loves.” says
David.
The fun of Peter Pan tied in
with Christmas will be a magical
event, centred around joy,
happiness and giggles. If there’s
one thing that the cast all have
in common, it’s the love to bring
light and laughter to everyone
at the show. Sam Rabone says
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