insideKENT Magazine Issue 150 - October 2024 | Page 35

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT

PETER PAN

AT THE MALTHOUSE THEATRE !
OH YES IT IS ...

Festive family entertainment returns to the Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury this Christmas with the high-flying adventures of Peter Pan !

Starring the hugely talented Joseph Gardner Hodges , making pantomime history this season as the dastardly Captain Hook , alongside Ruby Dixon making her professional debut as Wendy Darling , Duncan Shelton ( Harry Potter ) as Peter Pan , JD Johnson ( Saturday Night Fever ) as Smee and Emily Dawson ( Grease ) as Tinkerbell .
The equally sensational ensemble includes Holly Reid , Sophie Ingoldsby , Ella-Mia
Dexter , Maddison Gault , Kerryn Innes and Benjamin Colley .
The role of Michael Darling will be shared by Reece Pointer , Asa Faux-Bowyer , Felix Anderson and James Tyson , with John Darling being shared by Stanley Dell , Luke Jury , Oliver Minns-Wilson and Alfie Boylan .
Boasting stunning sets and costumes , sidesplitting comedy , catchy songs and dazzling special effects , the production will reunite the creative team behind last season ’ s production with direction and choreography by Jay Gardner Hodges , lighting design by Seb Blaber , costume design by Paul Shriek , set design by Morgan Brind , sound design by Phil Wilson and production management by Jack Jenkins , produced by Gardner Hodges Entertainment .
Peter Pan will play at the Malthouse Theatre from Wednesday 11 December 2024 until Saturday 4 January 2025 with press night on Friday 13 December 2025 at 7.30pm . Tickets are on sale now from the online box office .
www . malthousetheatre . co . uk
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