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Peter Pan (2000)

Directed By
Bill Pearson


Production Type
Company Production

Production Location
Main Theatre


Genre: Pantomime / Family / Musical Turnout: 100%

User Rating: (4.7/5 with 4 votes)

Description:

Sir James Barrie in Surrey

Although originally brought up in a weaver's cottage in Kirriemuir, Barrie had links with central and west Surrey which lasted for many years. Indeed, it helped to provide the inspiration for several of his plays.

His first visit was in 1885 at the invitation of the celebrated Victorian author George Meredith who lived in Flint House on Box Hill, from where he had his first view of the Surrey villages nestling under the North Downs. From then on, with his literary friends he enjoyed regular rambles through the county.

During one of these they watched a cricket match at Shere and decided to challenge "this rather elderly" side. Barrie was appointed captain and the team was named the Allahakbars, the African word meaning "Heaven help us". Their first match against Shere was held at Albury and they were soundly beaten. The following summers they played games all over the county, including Frensham, Esher's cricket team.

In 1898 his wife, Mary, found a home for them on the Tilford Road out of Farnham. The house was almost surrounded by a pine forest, with only a dusty, winding road to connect it to the outside world. Across the road, lay a lake, which was to be, with the help of his young friends, Peter, George, Michael and Jack Llewelyn Davies, the inspiration not only for Peter and Never Never Land but also The Admirable Crichton and Mary Rose. Later in the pine woods around the house he found the setting for Dear Brutus.


Why I wanted to Stage Peter Pan

From a very young age, much about the time of the picture with my biography later in this programme, I was brought up on tales about Barrie. For many years my grandfather, a fashionable and successful painter, Norman Prescott Davies, used to get away from his Hampstead home and studio in the summer by taking a house in Surrey, normally around Abinger, and was part of Barrie's circle of literary friends. Indeed my mother was a twin in an early production of Peter Pan.

My mother was the model for a great number of his pictures, they were said to be the inspiration for Will Dearth, the artist, who found a daughter he had never had in Mr. Lob's magic wood in Barrie's play, Dear Brutus. Again the inspiration came from Surrey countryside.

This production of Peter Pan has been set in 1904, when it was first staged, in a setting not unlike the lake and woods near Barrie's house. The music is from the original score by John Crook.

Having many Nomes, we have been able to cast two teams of lost boys of much the same age as the Lewelyn Davies boys when they acted the story with Barrie.

It is a large production in every sense and we have had a huge team on and backstage. A number of us were hit by the dreaded 'flu and I have been very grateful to everyone for keeping the show on the road, especially Brandon McGuire for his artistic direction.

Bill Pearson


We Gratefully Acknowledge

The Nomads wish to thank Cargill plc, Lady Nicholson and the Nome parents for providing funds to enable us to fly Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael and the Never Bird;

Mrs M.A.G. Fenston for funding a vist by Guildford Disability Challenge;

T.W.White and Sons for providing the Never Land Treasure Hunt in the foyer.



Production Dates & Prices:
(Please note Booking Information)

 Date
Time
Price
 
 Saturday 22nd January 2000
7:00pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Sunday 23rd January 2000
2:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Sunday 23rd January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Wednesday 26th January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Thursday 27th January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Friday 28th January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Saturday 29th January 2000
2:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Saturday 29th January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE
 Sunday 30th January 2000
7:30pm
£7.00
FULL HOUSE


Cast: (in programme order)
Chris Bissex ... James Barrie
Julia Cockrane ... Mrs Barrie
Julia Cockrane ... Lean Wolf
Antonia Farino ... Mrs Darling
Paul Evans ... Mr Darling
Rob Turner ... Nana
Francesca Adams ... Liza
Roanna Cochrane ... Wendy Darling
Joe Sanders ... John Darling
Toby Cooper ... Michael Darling
Marina Norris ... Peter Pan
Rosie Page ... Tinkerbell's voice
Joanne Hyde ... Team A: Tootles
Laura Trundle ... Team A: Nibs
Elliot Copp ... Team A: Curly
Jessica Anderson ... Team A: Slightly
Amy Knight ... Team A: Twin
Sophie Knight ... Team A: Twin
Robyn Kern ... Team B: Tootles
Robert Kerr ... Team B: Nibs
Laura Allen ... Team B: Curly
Rosie Humble ... Team B: Slightly
Gemma Ganderton ... Team B: Twin
Heather Ganderton ... Team B: Twin
Damien de Roche ... Captain Hook
Roger Brandon-Jones ... Gentleman Starkey
Nicholas Cross ... Smee
Martin Lawrance ... Canary Robb
Elaine Burns ... Cecco
Martin Tidy ... Skylights
Ian Alvey ... Noodler
Graeme Campbell ... Bill Jukes
Zoe Triantafillou ... Wibbles
Naomi Brandon-Jones ... Tiger Lily
Elizabeth Cross ... Wise Old Owl
Richard Brookman ... Great Big Little Panther
Phillipa Walker ... Furtive Fox
Alastair Evans ... Lone Wolf
Isabella Rodgers ... Pretty Pony
Niky Williams ... Singing Bull
Phillipa Walker ... Mermaid
Wendy Hempkin ... Mermaid
Rachel Bayes ... Mermaid
Amy Catten ... Mermaid
Elizabeth Smee ... Mermaid
Anna Kubicki ... Mermaid
Kristina Adams ... Ostrich
Kristina Adams ... Never Bird
William Bussicott ... Crocodile
Matthew Kalorkoti ... Crocodile

Crew: (in programme order)
Bill Pearson ... Director
Wendy Scott ... Assistant Director
Alan V Wellstead ... Stage Manager
Alan V Wellstead ... Flying Director
Andrew Nice ... ASM
David Armitage ... ASM
Charles Hope ... Lighting Designer
Tim Williams ... Sound Operator
Robin Williams ... Sound Operator
Roger Brandon-Jones ... Set Design
Penny Armitage ... Set Painting
Gordon Hilliker ... Set Painting
Mary McAdam ... Music Director
Keith O'Gorman ... Assistant Musical Director
Keith O'Gorman ... Musician - Piano
Claire Duffy ... Choreographer
Jill Evans ... Costume Design
Dorite Anderson ... Costume Design
Vicki Jamieson ... Properties
Pippa Frayne ... Properties
Becky Johnston ... Properties
Ian Alvey ... Properties
Tim Ely ... Properties
Andy Ashenden ... Fight Choreographer
Diana Wins ... Make-Up Artist
Helen Davidge ... Make-Up Artist
Mel Bussicott ... Matron
Liz Butt ... Prompt
Ian Alvey ... Stage Crew
Stuart Bangs ... Stage Crew
Roger Brandon-Jones ... Stage Crew
Naomi Brandon-Jones ... Stage Crew
Paul Clayton ... Stage Crew
Trevor Cooper ... Stage Crew
Mat Goldhawk ... Stage Crew
Ian Harwood ... Stage Crew
Matthew Jenner ... Stage Crew
David Payne ... Stage Crew
Judy Tweedale ... Box Office


Act1:
Scene 1 A Street in Bloomsbury
Scene 2 The Darling's Nursery
Act2:
Scene 1 Never Land

Act3:
Scene 1 The Lagoon
Act4:
Scene 1 The Boys' Home in Never Land
Act5:
Scene 1 The Pirate Ship
Scene 2 The Darling's Nursery


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