London's Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has revealed full casting for the London premiere of Ella Hickson’s Wendy & Peter Pan, directed by Jonathan Munby. The piece, a fresh take on the J.M. Barrie classic, will play the Barbican Theatre October 21-November 22, with opening night set for October 28.
The production will star Toby Stephens as Captain Hook/Mr. Darling, Lolita Chakrabarti as Mrs. Darling, Daniel Krikler as Peter Pan, Charlotte Mills as Tink and Hannah Saxby as Wendy.
Said Munby, “I am delighted audiences will be traveling 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.”
The principal players will be supported by 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 as 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 full creative team will include 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.
For more information, visit NationalTheatre.org.uk.
