January 2016
Peter Panto
Directed by
Bec Mayes
Written by
Tom Morley
Performance Times
About the Show
The Lovelace Theatre Group give this family classic story of the boy who never grows old the pantomime treatment. This amateur adaptation of JM Barrie's Peter Pan is presented by special arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity and Samuel French Ltd.
The story begins with a girl called Wendy who lives with her two brothers and father in Hucknall. She dreams of fairy tales and of a place called Neverland with a boy who never grows up lives. Wendy's father does not believe her fairy tales and does not like her telling her brothers about them.
However one day she discovers a shadow in her room, and finally gets to meet the fabled Peter Pan. He soon whisks them off to Neverland where they have to do battle with the fearsome Captain Hook..
The Company
Cast
Peter Panto
Kiera Vann
Wendy
Rebecca Mitchell
Tinkerbell
Cheryl Cresswell
Nanny Nando
Mark Swinson
Mr Additup
Chris Stevenson
Bruce
Mark Turner
Wayne
Travis Shooter
Captain Hook
Richard Alton
Siren
Jess Wall
Superman
Tiffany Shelton
Smee
Vicki Clark
Checko
Elise Radford
Blackbeard
Claire Atkinson
Swizzlestick
Frank Burbage
Tiger Lilly
Violet Miller
Chief Whattamoron
Sian Crossland
Chorus and Dancers
Our wonderful dancers and chorus deserve their own special mention too! Split into two teams and drawn mostly from our Junior group, they provide the life and soul of the panto.
- Brenda Clack
- Rhian McAleese
- Britany Smith
- Charley Hawthorn-Bates
- Christy Morgan
- Morgan Waller
- Elizabeth Cotton
- Ellie-May Gunn
- Emily Cotton
- Eryn Gibbons
- Owen Wright
- Georgina Levers
- Grace Allsop
- Bethany Butler
- Ivy Miller
- Jessica Thompson
- Lauren Ashley
- Nardia Slack
- Hubert Mucha
- Adriana Homonangan
Trailer
Watch the short trailer prepared for the DVD of the performance.
Behind the Scenes
Production Team
Set Construction
Pete McFarlane
Chloe Smith
Ethan Thomas
Gary Clark
Tech Team
Carl Wilkinson
Ethan Thomas
Tom Inglis
Costumes
Jess Wall
Props
Chris Knowles
Front of House
Becs Mayes
Behind the Scenes
Rehearsal Photos
A selection of photographs from rehearsals for the production.
Press Reviews
Hucknall Dispatch - January 2016
A Hucknall theatre company is set to celebrate its 48th year in the limelight with a pantomime classic.
The curtain goes up on Peter Panto, the Lovelace Theatre Group's adaptation of the J. M. Barrie tale, on Wednesday January 20th at the John Godber Centre — the same stage where the group first performed in 1968.
And later this year, members of the amateur dramatics group will perform alongside stars from the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Linda Mayes, who runs the Junior theatre group, has been involved with the company since she first saw Robinson Crusoe as an 11-year-old in 1973. She said, "I just went along with my Grandma to watch a show and I was hooked. I remember there was a pink elephant and that must have had a big effect."
"I have always had a love of theatre — I love being up there. Now running the group, I love to get the children involved. It helps them to grow in confidence. It's fun. I love to see them progress and blossom. The young lady playing Wendy has been with us since she was 10 and now she's in the lead role. We have great links with Holgate School, so the children can help build the sets and put it on their CV."