First Look: Peter and the Starcatcher Australia inside the rehearsal room
The smash hit Broadway production, New York Times Critics Pick, and winner of 5 Tony Awards Peter and the Starcatcher is flying into Australia in 2024 – 2025. The production will make its Australian premiere in October 2024 at Canberra Theatre Centre, ahead of a national tour.
Peter and the Starcatcher is the untold story of Neverland and prequel to Peter Pan. Before Neverland, there was an Island. Before Captain Hook, a pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless boy.
Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group and written by renowned stage writer and 4-3me Tony Award nominee Rick Elice (Water for Elephants, Jersey Boys, The Addams Family), with music by Wayne Barker, this all-new production is directed by Helpmann Award-nominated Australian director and Dead Puppet Society co-founder David Morton (Holding Achilles, The Wider Earth).
With a star-studded ensemble cast including Os Dhanji from blockbuster Aquaman and Netflix hit The Unlisted as Boy / Peter; two of Australia’s most recognisable comedy faces Colin Lane from duo Lano & Woodley as Black Stache and Peter Helliar as Smee; and television star Olivia Deeble, known for roles on Home and Away, More Than This and Secret Society of Second Born Royals, as Molly.
Also featuring in this Peter Pan prequel story is Alison Whyte (Death of a Salesman, Groundhog Day The Musical, The Dressmaker) as Lord Aster; Paul Capsis (La Cage aux Folles, Head On, The Rocky Horror Show) as Slank and Hawking Clam; Ryan Gonzalez (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, In The Heights)as Figh3ng Prawn; Hugh Parker (The Office, The Family Law) as Captain Scott and Morgan Francis(Boy,
Lost) as Prentiss.
Reimagined for Australian audiences, this highly an3cipated version of Peter and the Starcatcher blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, traversing oceans of mys3cal mermaids and lands of curious creatures.
This production is a major coup for interna3onal Brisbane-based production and design house Dead Puppet Society, led by Creative Director David Morton and Executive Producer Nicholas Paine who, in an Australian first, has been granted a license by Disney Theatrical Group and Music Theatre International (Australasia) to stage a new version of the Tony Award-winning production.
Dead Puppet Society is joined in presenting this production of Peter and the Starcatcher by the London based Glass Half Full Productions, currently with major productions running on both Broadway and the West End; JONES Theatrical Group, the team behind the current Australian tour of Chicago and upcoming Sydney season of Book of Mormon; and Damien Hewith, co-producer for Girl From The North Country and Liz Kingsman: One Woman Show.
Peter and the Starcatcher is written by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. This new Australian produc3on is directed and designed by David Morton with musical direction and additional music by James Dobinson, movement direction by Liesel Zink, ligh3ng design by Ben Hughes, costume design by Anna Cordingley, and sound design by Mathew Erskine. Comple3ng the produc3on team is casting director Michael Topple, crea3ve producer Nicholas Paine and associate director Matt Seery.
Jump on board this theatrical spectacle burs3ng with 100 unforgetable characters, live music and technical wizardry, and discover the untold story of Neverland.
Peter and The Starcatcher will premiere at Canberra Theatre Centre in October 2024, followed by seasons at Arts Centre Melbourne, Adelaide Festival Centre, Sydney’s Capitol Theatre and Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
2024 – 2025 tour dates below.
Canberra – Canberra Theatre Centre
From 15 October 2024
Melbourne – Arts Centre Melbourne
From 8 November 2024
Adelaide – Adelaide Festival Centre
From 9 January 2025
Sydney – Capitol Theatre
From 31 January 2025
Brisbane – Queensland Performing Arts Centre
From 14 March 2025
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