Reviews
“This new ballet
has breathtaking moments of flying,
from Peter Pan's first flying leap through the big window
into the nursery to the four children setting off to fly to
Never Never Land … Stephen Warbeck's first ever ballet
score is a winner and adds musical tone
to events on, and often above, stage.”
BBC Online
“Christian Broomhall was born
to be Pan: mercurial, Puckish, he mastered the wires
and flew into our hearts.”
The Guardian
“Peter Pan (Christian Broomhall) makes his entrance
on wires … stopping at gravity-defying
angles … he uses the same vocabulary of jumps and little
springs, keeping the idea of flight even when he’s on
the ground.”
The Independent
“It has something for everyone:
flying, fights, suspense, nostalgia and even a whiff of romance
… this Peter Pan is a treat for
young and old.”
Independent on Sunday
“Poignant, action-packed and full
of childish fun, it’s going to
be a Christmas favourite.” Yorkshire Post
“ … the Darling children fly as surely no Darling
children can have flown on a stage before …They leap,
they soar, they hold hands and break away. Their journey to
Neverland is joyfully choreographed.”
The Stage
“…this has to be one of the most
incredibly technical productions on show anywhere in
the UK at the moment … You just don’t get much
better than this.”
Teletext
“It is lovely to look at …
Peter Mumford's sets and lighting are excellent
…And then the flying: this is very important for any
Peter Pan, and it is cleverly done … Christian Broomhall,
as the lively and engaging Peter, performs
prodigies of flying — flitting on and off the furniture,
hovering at cantilever angles. He is incredibly athletic,
too, when not on a wire.”
The Sunday Times
“The big-budget scenery changes make audiences gasp,
the costumes are flamboyant and fantastical,
there’s lots of humour…and some excellent special
effects … A great success.”
Metro
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