Peter Pan Pantomime Script Spotlight
An awfully big adventure awaits!
Our Peter Pan pantomime script gives a story audiences know by heart to a pirate crew who cannot get through their own introductions. Dame Smee starts the roll call in Act One and gets no further than her own name before the whole thing collapses, and Hook is undone far less by Peter than by the people working for him. Tinker Bell is played by two performers who look nothing alike, so the fairy can cross the stage at impossible speed. Oh, and be careful of the crocodile!
Synopsis
After visiting the Darling household to retrieve his shadow, Peter Pan whisks Wendy, John and Michael off on a flying adventure to the magical island of Neverland.
Captain Hook, who has never forgiven Peter for the loss of his hand, is doing everything in his power to find the Lost Boys' hideout and defeat them once and for all. Meanwhile Dame Smee, first mate aboard the Jolly Roger, is having second thoughts about life under Hook's command. And Tinker Bell, even after falling out with Peter, makes the ultimate sacrifice to save him, though only a firm belief in fairies, and plenty of audience participation, can bring her back.
Get ready to take flight, this script will have you Hooked!
Straight from the Script
Dame Smee introduces the pirate crew. It does not go smoothly:
Smee: 'May I introduce… Hook, Line, Sinker, Hugh and Smee…'
Hook: 'You introduced me twice.'
Smee: 'No I didn't. I introduced myself once!'
Casting Peter Pan: Who this script suits
At 14 principal characters and five supporting roles, Peter Pan sits among our scripts for large casts, with pirates, Lost Boys, mermaids and the Darling household all needing bodies on stage. The mermaid scene is written to take anything from a solo singer to a full comic ensemble, so you can pitch it at whatever your company does best. Flying to Neverland looks spectacular where the space allows it, and the script includes a clean, practical alternative where it does not, or where you would rather not have the conversation with your insurer! As a traditional pantomime script title, this is sure to go down a treat, and Neverland also travels well out of season, so it is one to consider if you are looking at summer pantomime scripts.
The alternative to flying is worth knowing about before you rule the title out. It is not a rewrite. You cut the song at the end of Scene One, so nobody is left flying while standing on the floor, move Dame Smee's number to the start of Scene Two and lose a single line of hers to make it fit. That is the whole change, and if you want it explained properly before you commit, ask us and we will talk you through it.
Peter and Hook cannot be cast independently. Peter spends part of Act Two impersonating him, voice and all, which means whoever plays Hook needs something worth imitating and whoever plays Peter has to be able to imitate it, so audition the two of them together. Hook has work to do on his own as well. He opens the fourth scene alone in front of the tabs with a song and then a long stretch of direct address before the crew arrive, so he needs to be able to hold a house with nobody to play off.
If it is Neverland out of season that appeals, our Robin Hood is the other title on that list, and Sherwood gives you the outdoor staging this one cannot. It runs to 15 principal characters against this script's 14, so the step up is one more part to cast rather than a different size of production altogether.
Peter Pan Reviews
‘This Peter Pan truly has it all: magic, heart, and a generous sprinkle of pixie dust!’
Burnley Express
‘One of the most inherently funny scripts we’ve read. Usually they are quite old and/or have very few real jokes… so to be able to start with something that is already funny is even better.’
Barns Green Players
Peter Pan Copyright
Productions of Peter Pan performed in the UK require an additional licence, because of the special copyright legislation covering J.M. Barrie's work. It is issued by Concord Theatricals on behalf of Great Ormond Street Hospital and sits alongside your Nick Lawrence Pantomimes Performance Licence. Full details are on the Peter Pan script page.
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