Full casting has been announced for the upcoming UK tour of Peter Pan Goes Wrong, which will visit Wales Millennium Centre from 22-27 January 2024.
The touring production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong reunites returning Mischief cast members with some courageous new recruits. Jake Burgum (Venus in Furs, Hound of the Baskervilles) will be playing Trevor. Jack Michael Stacey will be playing Chris. His previous tv and theatre credits include Poldark (BBC), Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, (Netflix) and The Play That Goes Wrong (West End).
Robert will be played by Matthew Howell (The Play that Goes Wrong, As You Like It, Henry V). Francis will be played by Jean-Luke Worrell, (A Strange Loop, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery).
Annie will be played by Jamie Birkett (Mamma Mia the Party, Into The Woods, The Play That Goes Wrong and Groan Ups). Ciara Morris (The Play That Goes Wrong) will be playing Sandra.
Gareth Tempest (The Comedy About a Bank Robbery) will be playing Jonathan. and Rosemarie Akwafo (The Play That Goes Wrong) will be playing Lucy. They will be joined by Theo Toksvig-Stewart (playing Max), Clark Devlin (playing Dennis), with understudies: Romeo Mika, Clare Noy, Consuela Rolle and Phil Yarrow.
The play sees the ‘Cornley Drama Society’ back on stage battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M. Barrie’s much-loved tale. But will they ever make it to Neverland?
Co-penned by Mischief’s celebrated writing trio, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a highly physical comedy packed with finely tuned farce and Buster Keaton inspired slapstick, delivered with split-second timing and ambitious daring.
Peter Pan Goes Wrong is directed by Adam Meggido, with set designs by Simon Scullion, costumes by Roberto Surace, lighting by Matt Haskins and sound by Ella Wahlström. Original compositions by Richard Baker and Rob Falconer. The Associate Director is Fred Gray. Casting Directors Jenkins McShane Casting. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is produced by Kenny Wax Ltd and Stage Presence Ltd in arrangement with Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
Tickets are available here: https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2024/peter-pan-goes-wrong
