RSC announces full cast for WENDY & PETER PAN at Barbican Theatre
Photo credit: Ellie Kurttz
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has announced full casting for the London premiere of Ella Hickson’s exhilarating take on JM Barrie’s beloved classic, Wendy & Peter Pan, directed by Jonathan Munby, which plays at the Barbican Theatre from 21 October-22 November.
Joining the previously announced Toby Stephens as Captain Hook/Mr Darling, will be Lolita Chakrabarti (Summer 1954, Theatre Royal Bath/Tour) as Mrs Darling, Daniel Krikler (Fiddler on the Roof, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre/West End) as Peter Pan, Charlotte Mills (The Winter’s Tale, RSC) as Tink, and Hannah Saxby (The Crucible, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Wendy.
Director Jonathan Munby said: “I am delighted audiences will be travelling to Neverland with Ella Hickson’s remarkable Wendy & Peter Pan. Bringing this production to the Barbican with such an exceptional company is both a privilege and an enormous creative joy. We have assembled an extraordinarily talented and diverse group of artists, each of whom will bring their own imagination, skill and courage to meet the challenges of this ambitious piece. Wendy & Peter Pan demands emotional truth, physical daring and a strong sense of ensemble, and I could not wish to embark on this journey with finer collaborators.”
Completing the cast are Joe Anthony as Shadow, James Berkery as Shadow, Kazmin Borrer as Shadow, Lili-Evangeline Bryden as Shadow, Harrison Claxton as Shadow/Doctor/Crocodile, Christopher Jeffers as Peter’s Shadow, Joe Hewetson as Martin the Cabin Boy, Scott Karim as Smee, Alexander Kranz as Shadow, Max Lauder as Slightly, Meg Matthews (Swing Shadow), Kwaku Mills as Michael Darling, Alexander Molony as Tom Darling, Kyle Ndukuba as Tootles, Guy Rhys as Doc Swain, Hadley Smith as Knock Bone Jones, John Sodiq Akanmu as Skylights/Swing Shadow, Ami Tredrea as Tiger Lily, Marcello Walton as Murt the Bat, Fred Woodley Evans as John Darling, and Tom Xander as Curly.
The creative team also comprises set and costume designer Colin Richmond, choreographer Lucy Hind, composer Shuhei Kamimura, sound designer Christopher Shutt, lighting designer Oliver Fenwick, video designer Taiki Ueda, fight director Terry King, and casting director Annelie Powell CDG.
