Peter Pan flies into Birmingham REP for Christmas

Published: 6 April 2019
Reporter: Steve Orme

“Thrilled”: Liam Steel

A new staging of the J M Barrie classic Peter Pan will be the Christmas 2019 show at Birmingham REP.

Liam Steel who directed The Wizard of Oz at the REP in 2018 will return to direct a “striking new version based on J M Barrie’s original story”.

He said, “what better way to spend the run-up to Christmas than travelling to Neverland to tell the famous story of the boy who didn’t want to grow up?

“With breathtaking flying, amazing adventures and all your favourite characters, this magical story promises to be everything a Christmas treat should be.

“I’m thrilled to be back at the REP to enable a bold new reimagining of this classic tale to take flight and, with a healthy sprinkling of REP fairy dust, I promise we have all the vital ingredients for a wonderful Christmas show that can be enjoyed by everyone.”

Steel was choreographer for the West End production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company at the Gielgud Theatre which was nominated for the 2019 Olivier Award for best theatre choreography.

He is a core collaborator at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and in 2010 co-directed and choreographed Sondheim’s Into the Woods which won the Olivier Award for best musical revival.

Peter Pan will be designed by Michael Pavelka with lighting design by Lee Curran. It will open at Birmingham REP on Saturday 30 November and run until Sunday 19 January 2020.

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