Peter Pan Epstein
Theatre Liverpool
I’m a big fan of the Epstein Theatre, despite being small it
still offers the feel, atmosphere and grandeur of larger theatres.
Peter Pan was a great pantomime, the sets were good and the
effects impressive. A great script too. The evening I was in, the audience were
a perfect panto bunch. Great interaction from the children and the adults,
particularly the lady behind me whose son asked her to be quiet despite her
only crime being shouting back at the cast.
The cast were a great mix, I got the feeling they really
were one big happy panto family. They seemed to be really enjoying the show and
the audience interaction. Dane Bowers played a great Captain Hook, unchanged
since his days in boy band Another Level. The ever young Claire Simmo played a
wonderful Tinkerbell, she looked so fairy like and dainty even dangling from
the dizzy heights of the stage. Lewis Pryor was a bubbly and enthusiastic Peter
Pan, his youthful looks adding to the magic of the role. Chris Barton bounced
around the stage like a whirling dervish as Smee, the children loved his
entrance as did many of the adults! One of my favourite characters was the Dame
played by Michael Chapman. The innuendo was not lost on the adult audience, one
of my favourite lines was the Dame’s offer of helping Dane to knock one out (a new
single). Wendy’s character was played well by Joanne Harper with a powerful
voice too.
I would definately recommend this pantomime, it was a fun
filled feel good couple of hours. Well done to LHK Productions.
Epstein Theatre Liverpool. 8th December – 1st
January.
