Malvern Theatre – until 2nd January 2022
Reviewed by Kathie Hodges
5*****
It’s Panto season and The Malvern Theatres are hosting this swashbuckling production of Peter Pan and it’s so good…. ‘Oh no it isn’t’ ~ ‘oh yes it is’.
Cleverly written, It’s a follow on story because as we all know Captain Hook was famously forced to walk the plank, but he’s back, and set way in the future, Wendy is in fact 104 and her great granddaughter Emily Darling is bought into the story, played by Jenny Huxley Golden.
West end star Tom Lister is absolutely fabulous As Captain Hook, known of course for his role as Carl King in Emmerdale. He plays an absolute blinder as the Villain, constantly booed by the audience, who really didn’t know whether to laugh or boo because he was often laughing himself!
Lloyd Warbley star of Disney Juniors Art Attack plays Peter and Malvern’s regular pantomime funny man Mark James plays Smee. Clearly loved and adored by the entire audience and an immediate hit Smee had the audience in stitches throughout.
The entire cast were fabulous belting out some great songs and dance routines all of which were current enough for the audience to participate and sing along. The show included acrobatics, performed by The Nitwits, water pistols aimed at the audience of course! Lots of jokes relevant to the time including the all essential Boris jokes, references to Facebook and general silly fun for all of the family to enjoy.
A must see ✨