Marie Clark Musical Theatre (MCMT) is delighted to present the Australian amateur première of Finding Neverland at The Arts Theatre in November/December 2026.
About the show
Based on the Academy Award-winning motion picture and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, Finding Neverland follows the relationship between playwright J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up". Finding Neverland features music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham.
It’s 1904, and successful London playwright J.M. Barrie has a serious case of writer’s block. While he is working on a new play, he recognizes that there is nothing original about it and the characters and plot are simply recycled from plays he’s already written. Despondent at the potential end of his career, Barrie meets a lovely and caring widow, Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, and her four sons (George, Peter, Jack, and Michael) in Kensington Park. They embark on adventures of imagination together - all except Peter, unwilling to play and still reeling from his father’s death. As Barrie helps Peter learn to play again, his writer’s block gives way to a new art form: children’s theatre. But the adults are sceptical and unsupportive: Who will pay to see a play about children? Who will play these characters? And how will they make Peter Pan fly? Finding Neverland is based on the true events that led J.M. Barrie to create Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, and sings to the child in all of our hearts.
Production Team
Director: Michelle Davy
Musical Director: Liam Edwards
Choreographer: Shenayde Patterson
Please Note:
A $1 Ticket Levy applies to all tickets to assist with the refurbishment of The Arts Theatre. Your contribution will help with covering the costs in planning for venue modifications to the theatre, to help improve accessibility so that the theatre can be enjoyed equitably by all patrons.
Accessible Seating and Companion Card bookings can be arranged by contacting MCMT's Ticket Secretary via the 'Contact Host' button below, or by calling on 08 8251 3926 (Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm).
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Performance Dates/Times
Friday, 27 November - 7.30pm
Saturday, 28 November - 2.00pm
Saturday, 28 November - 7.30pm
Sunday, 29 November - 3.00pm
Thursday, 3 December - 7.30pm
Friday, 4 December - 7.30pm
Saturday, 5 December - 2.00pm
Saturday, 5 December - 7.30pm
Cast
J.M. Barrie - Daniel Hamilton
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies - Sophie Stokes
Mrs du Maurier - Susie O'Connell
Mary Barrie - Emily Fitzpatrick
Frohman / Hook - Nicholas Bishop
Peter Llewelyn Davies - Alix Davis
George Llewelyn Davies - Jack Pipprell
Jack Llewelyn Davies - Henrik Dewick
Michael Llewelyn Davies - Lukas Porter
Peter & George Understudy / Ensemble - Patrick Green
Jack & Michael Understudy / Ensemble - Sebastian Pidd
Elliot - Deon Martino-Williams
Lord Cannan - Ken Carter
Mr Cromer - Sam Davy
Mr Henshaw - Mat Monti
Miss Bassett - Ruby Pinkerton
Mr Turpin - Brad Tucker
Miss Jones - Jessica Knoblauch
Miss Potter - Jess Wolfendale
Peter Pan - Holly Fennell
Wendy - Sophie Schwab
Albert - Bailey Edwards
Emily - Ava-Rose Askew
Ensemble
Bill Robertson
Eloise Morriss
Evie Dew
Hannah Saxon
Jaxon Joy
Jayden Ayling
Josh Curtis
Juno Holbert
Leo Edwards
Madi Grey
Maximillian Maher
Michelle Tan
Olivia Sutton
