Three cast members of Rep's Peter Pan: Toni Adams, Richard Leith and Sophie Toyne. Photo / Reuben Janes
The Repertory Theatre auditions panel had a hard job selecting the cast for the upcoming pantomime, Peter Pan, as all of those auditioning were so good.
All were talented and that praise applies to the youngest, only 9 years old, to the oldest, a grandfather.
Auditions were held over two
days, October 4 and 5. Originally we'd only planned to see people on the afternoon of October 4, then we needed to extend that to the Sunday evening to accommodate the numbers applying. We finally needed to ask people to return on Monday, October 5 to make our final decisions ... they were all so good!
Final choices made and rehearsals have started. Playing the lead role, Peter Pan, is Heath McKenzie; Tori Whibley is our Wendy and Tinkerbell is played by Toni Adams. Their arch enemy, Captain Hook, is Richard Leith with Paul Keene as Smee, Hook's brow beaten henchman. Poor old Smee falls for our Dame, amusingly played by Patrick McKenna.
Hook and his dastardly crew are also harassed by the dame's daughter, Xena-Lily (Eleanor Robbins) with her fiancé, Winston Tweeters (Murray Milne) supported by the Lost Boys, Roman Siedenburg, Campbell Wilkins, Elise McDouall and Sophie Toyne.
