Peter
Pan, Tinkerbell, and the Darling children will transport theatregoers to
the magical Neverland to be amazed by all its wonders during the winter
holidays this year. The young, and the
young at heart, will be entranced by the mysterious mermaids from Mermaid Lagoon;
the beautiful Indian Princess Tiger Lilly and her brave Panther; the fun loving
Lost Boys and the oh-so-evil Captain Hook and his band of pirates aboard the Jolly
Roger, who will lower the anchor for a sojourn at the Canal Walk Shopping
Centre (CWSC) Theatre from 1 July – 23 July 2017.
J.M Barrie’s much loved classic, Peter
Pan, returns to Centre Court at CWSC in a spectacular original musical by award winning duo, Fred Abrahamse and Marcel
Meyer, who regularly have their work presented to critical and public acclaim
on stages across Europe, America and in South Africa.
A
talented, star-studded cast, together with breath-taking sets, magnificent
costumes and a gathering of beautiful puppets, will bring Peter Pan to life:
Leading
the line-up of stars is Grant Almirall
in the title role of Peter
Pan. Almirall’ s numerous stage credits include the lead role in Singin’ in the Rain in South Africa,
Australia and Japan and an award-winning performance as Frankie Vallie in the
Broadway hit, Jersey Boys.
The
award-winning and ever youthful Jenny
Stead stars as Wendy. Ms Stead has won praise for her performances both in
musical theatre and dramatic roles. Recent stage credits include Janet in the
Fugard’s hit production of The Rocky
Horror Show and Maid Marian in Canal Walk’s 2016 production of Robin Hood.
Marcel Meyer stars as the evil
Captain Hook. Meyer, regarded as one of the top classical actors of his
generation, has many credits including acclaimed performances as Hamlet, Iago,
Romeo, Oberon and other classic roles both abroad and at home.
The supporting
cast features an equally impressive line-up; the multi-talented Dean Balie [Kat and the Kings, Blood Brothers] as Smee; Bianca Flanders [Orpheus in
Africa, Blood Brothers, District 6 – Kanala] as the Princess Tiger-Lily, Kyle Jardine [Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Cabaret] as John
Darling, Luke Tyler as Michael
Darling, Roberto Kyle [Twelfth Night] as Panther, Stuart Brown [Snow White] and Roland Perold [The Pitch, The
Great American Songbook] as the Lost Boys.
Rounding
out the cast, in the magical role of Tinkerbell , is effervescent newcomer, Raine Waring.
The
annual CWSC Theatre is recognised as one of the finest family entertainment
shows in the country. “Over 320,000 children have had their first experience of
the magic of live theatre at one of our performances,” says Canal Walk Shopping
Centre Marketing Manager Vanessa Herbst, “and we hope to open the door to many
more this season, especially as this event is all about providing joy and
supporting those in need.”
Marketing Manager for Toys R Us, Nicole Annells is
as excited as Vanessa Herbst, saying: “Being the biggest and favourite toy and
baby retailer in Canal Walk, we are thrilled to be the key sponsor for this
fantastic production and have no doubt Canal Walk and the team will put on a
fabulous month full of excitement for our beloved Toys R Us families. We look
forward to providing the crowds of families with new, fun and exciting product
during our BirthYAY celebration, which falls during this period, to add to the
experience.”
Peter Pan has always been
affiliated with the spirit of giving since author J. M Barrie bequeathed the
rights to Peter Pan to the Great
Ormond Street Children’s Hospital in London to help raise funds for the
hospital. Keeping with tradition, CWSC, which has raised hundreds of thousands of
Rands for charity over the 17 years it has hosted the theatre, will donate proceeds
from this production to the LEAP Science and
Maths Schools initiative. This is in addition to the sum of R250 000 that will
be donated by the Hyprop Foundation.
Further to the donation of theatre
funds, extra support for this worthy cause will be generated through the
building of a giant mosaic made out of tins of food. Once again celebrating Madiba’s legacy, members
of the public are invited to help transform the Food Court at Canal Walk
Shopping Centre with the building of this mosaic artwork on 18 July 2017. Theatregoers and shoppers are also invited to
donate-a-can to the cause, by dropping off one or more tins of food at the Toys
R Us store in Canal Walk.
Merlin Norman, Marketing
Manager at Rhodes Food Group, a sponsor for the Mandela Day festivities,
commented: “Rhodes Food Group is committed to giving back and making a
difference in our communities. We are therefore proud to participate again
in the upcoming Mandela Day at Canal Walk by contributing Rhodes canned food
products to the Mandela Mosaic Project.”
Make a
date to escape to Neverland by booking tickets through: www.computicket.com or at
the venue.
Reminder:
Every tin counts – so bring a tin of food along and the organisers will add it
to the mosaic building kit to make the image bigger and better than ever. Tin
donation point will be at the Toys R Us store, near the Centre Court at Canal
Walk Shopping Centre.
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