Peter Pan

10
Dec
2022
Event Start Time: 18:00
Event Cost: £10 / £8 GBP
Event Location: St Georges Theatre
St Georges Theatre

St Georges Theatre, King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 2PG, UK
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Panto all-rounder Nick Earnshaw has hooked himself his dream role - as a baddie pirate - in a seasonal seaside show.

Nick has written, directed and acted in pantos for many years, specialising in the dame role, but cannot wait to get naughty and nasty as Captain Hook in a Peter Pan show at Great Yarmouth.

He is among the cast at St George's Theatre, where magnificent balconies from its earlier role as a church, will become part of the Jolly Roger pirate ship.

Nick said: "I love the story of Peter Pan - particularly the original script by J M Barrie where Hook is well-educated and uses a lot of Latin to try to control the people of Neverland - which sounds a bit familiar and topical!

"The original book also added the pirates in as an afterthought to enable a scene change - then Barrie realised how much he liked them and developed their roles."

Nick, who has also written the show, added: "I have enjoyed playing dames, but I've always wanted to be a baddie. I was a virtual one in last year's Jack and the Beanstalk - but this is the first time live.

"I have seen a lot of Hooks in my youth, including Brian Blessed, and in this version I want to show that even though he wants everyone else to grow up, he is a biggest baby of them all."

His comedy sidekick Smee will be high energy north Norfolk actor Ollie Westlake. Peter is played by Charlie Randall, a favourite with St George's audiences, and Wendy by newly-graduated Alice Francis, while Tinkerbelle is singer and dance coach Alex Mellor. And there is Bruno the hungry crocodile, created by Axtell Puppets.

It also sees the return of a community cast for the first time since Covid with local youngsters playing Wendy's brothers and the Lost Boys.

Nick added: "It will be a fun interactive swashbuckling show, where the audience help defeat the pirates, with some special effects flyover action, and a chorus of other crocodiles."

The show is repeating its successful streaming to primary schools, set up in Covid in partnership with the Norfolk Music Hub, which saw last year's panto reach 350,000 youngsters nationwide.

Peter Pan runs at St George's from December 10 to 31. For tickets and information visit www.stgeorgestheatre.com or call the box office on 01493 331484.

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