Hazlitt Theatre's Peter Pan Panto 2023 - Review
Peter Pan Pantomime Review, at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, Kent
I really don’t know where to start with this review, except for two words … ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!
The Hazlitt Theatre’s pantomime for 2023 is their lovely adaptation of Peter Pan and we were honoured to be invited to their PR night, which doubled up as the launch of their wonderful panto season.
Each year The Hazlitt Theatre brings fantastic Pantomimes to Maidstone town, (and being completely biased and for obvious reasons, last year was our favourite because our son was in it) but if I am to tell you the truth, I think this one is the best panto we have seen there and we have seen many!
Where do I begin? The casting is just flawless, the dynamics of the cast is so perfectly combined, if you ask our lad, he loved watching ‘Stinky’ played by the lovely David Zachary, Stinky is quite naughty, he had (and always does have) our boy giggling away and is always a firm favourite with all the kids!
For us, anything that had a mix of ‘Stinky’, ‘Starky’ (Stuart Ash) and ‘Mia’ (Ria Turner) was pure gold. The talent these three have, not just in acting, but with their singing and comedy timing is just outstanding. They played a few different characters and boy, do they work well together! Bringing them back from last year’s panto was a brilliant decision and we so hope they do next year too.
Of course, the rest of the cast were also superb, ‘Mrs Smee’, played by Joe Meloy, ‘Captain Hook’ , played by John Stacey, ‘Peter Pan’, played by Matt Monfort, ‘Wendy’, played by Rebecca Avery and not forgetting all the fabulous young people and dancers that were involved.
All cast members complimented each other beautifully, between them all they created some very lively audience participation, they were perfect for this show and together brought this spectacular panto to life.
For the opening night ‘Michael was played by Hamish Mcintyre and ‘John’ was played by Jayden Whittal. Both incredible young actors/dancers, who you can see are clearly going to have an amazing future in performing! – There must be some seriously proud parents right now!
It is so hard to write this review without giving anything away, but if you want to take your family to experience an entertaining, talented bunch of actors, performing a truly hilarious and magical pantomime at this festive time of year, then you absolutely must go to see Peter Pan at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone!
The scenery, the costumes, the upbeat music and dancing, the talented artists and the pure fun, will have not just the kids, but you adults ‘hooked’ from start to finish!... It is absolutely a must see!!
Peter Pan is currently at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, until the 31st December 2023 and dates are already selling out FAST! So if you’re thinking of getting yourself a ticket, we would thoroughly recommend as there is truly something for all ages!
For more information and to get your ticket, see The Hazlitt Theatre’s website, right here, right now!
“The Hazlitt Theatre’s Peter Pan panto is absolutely brilliant! Not just hilarious, but so magical too, we absolutely LOVED IT!!!”
The Hazlitt Theatre’s Peter Pan Pantomime – 2023
Producer and Director: Martin Cleverley
Musical Supervisor: Tom Self
Assistant Director: Lewis Asquith
Musical Director: Ben Collins
Choreographer and Production Coordinator: Lorna Thomas
Production Manager and Lighting Designer: Sam Ray
Wardrobe: Lily Vincent Frankland
Main Cast:
Matt Monfort, Rebecca Avery, John Stacey, Joe Meloy, David Zachary, Stuart Ash, Ria Turner, Hamish Mcintyre, Jayden Whitall, Reiss Hinds, Darcy Knowler, Kelley Martin, Mason Plews, Marco Brett, Lachlan Gilmore, Zara Steele, Bruce Norton, Jay Whitehead, Jimmy Winch, Lola Appleby, Ava Fullex, Neave Elliott, Brooke Holmewood, Megan Steele and Lola Whyte.