Peter Pan

By Mrs Delaney, Director

We were intrigued when Mrs Keating discovered a brand new version of the well-loved children’s classic ‘Peter Pan’, that had been written just last year. The memorable and heart-warming songs, alongside plenty of funny ‘one liners’ had us ‘hooked’ from the start! In fact, Mrs Keating began the teaching of these songs back in January in Year group Zoom Singing lessons.

Our audition process began five weeks later than usual this year, due to lockdown. This was more than a little daunting, but never to be deterred, we were just so delighted to know that the Production was getting the go ahead. In true Prep style we wholeheartedly proceeded with hope, enthusiasm and commitment, despite these uncertain times. We were both delighted with the effort and talent that the pupils put into their auditions.

This year, Mrs Molyneux made and sourced all of our costumes, which were absolutely spectacular. The cast looked amazing! Our talented band consisted of Mr Barton on the piano, Charlie Ashby on the drums and Luke Crocker on keyboard. The incredible sound they created elevated the Production to spectacular heights. We thank them all so much. Nicky Cross is a professional actor and has been teaching pupils throughout the whole of Birkenhead School this past year. She initially joined us to help with the typically problematic issue in this show of how to make the children, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell fly! She agreed to create a dance for this which was truly stunning. Before long, Nicky had become a fully-fledged and invaluable member of the Production team. We thank her from the bottom of our hearts for all the time, effort and inspirational ideas she gave us with the acting, dancing and movement for all the musical numbers. We were so lucky to have her ‘on board’!

All of the Year 6 pupils gave their very best throughout the rehearsal process. The enthusiasm and commitment of them all and the whole production team to put on an amazing live show has been really inspiring. Each member of the cast shone in their individual roles. We could not have been prouder on Monday evening when they performed to a live audience. They were absolutely sensational!

Mrs Keating and I wish the whole cast every happiness and every success in the future and we hope that ‘something of Neverland’ will always be with them.