Peter Pan

A few days before Christmas me and my little sister went to the Alban arena to see Peter Pan the pantomime. I wasnt really to interested in going to start with but im really glad i did!

The story line was exactly the same as the one in the films with Peter taking Wendy and her brothers to Neverland where they have to fight off captain hook ( Larry Lamb) but of course they add in charactors for and scenes for the humour part of pantomime. And in the true sense of pantomime tradition Peter was played by a girl.

they used some very well known songs in the show to help tell the story and to get the audience going. All the main charactors had amazing voices and in one part they were singing upside down which i imagine is pretty hard. however they did use a very nice song from a very wierd musical ( sweeny todd) which i didnt like much because of the images that come into my head from that film, but thats just me being a bit stupid really.

The lighting was very effective Neverland was much brigter than the childrens home making it seem more magical or specail. When Captain Hooks ship was on stage it was slightly more grey. The way they portrayed tinkerbell was amazing. There was no actor playing her just a glowing light flying around the stage but the cast made her seem really real which was quite magical. Whenever tinkerbell was onstage there was almost a complete blackout to make her stand out more.

the costumes were amazing aswell. because it was a pantomime everyones costumes were extremly bright which looked very effective to the audience. Captain Hook had the most extravagant costume,it was identical to the one in the cartoon version of the film black wig included.

The comedy charactor ( Smee) had me and my little sister in stiches through the whole show. I think that is quite an achievement as she is only 8 and its very rare for any show/pantomime to appeal to young children and teenagers. Of course to make this possible there were some jokes she didnt understand and some i thought were really stupid that she loved. This just proves its a family friendly show that will appeal to all ages.

i had a really great time watching this show and think if its ever on again everyone should go and see it. IT will appeal to all ages and will have you laughing through the whole show.