MAIN MENU
Peter Pan Production Finishes on a High
May 20, 2016
“Watching the Martineau's production of Peter Pan last week was a truly magical event, as the talented students from Years 7 and 8 transported us effortlessly to Neverland for the evening” said Year 10 student Jolie Sharpe. “The brilliant young actors portrayed the famous story of Peter Pan with infectious enthusiasm during their two-night run in the Aldenham School Theatre, expertly directed by Miss Brewer."

Viola Alisha as Wendy Darling gave a mature and confident performance, engaging the audience from the outset and communicating the story superbly as the mother figure. The friendship between her and Peter Pan, played by Michael Duggan, was truly touching with Michael effectively portraying the cheeky charm of the boy who never wanted to grow up. Zia Brown gave an assured and intimidating performance as Captain Hook, complemented by the excellent comic timing of James Gillespie as Smee. The Lost Children were a real highlight, with their energy flooding the stage during every appearance, as were the menacing group of pirates. Special mention must also go to Ethan Hayes and Oliver Newland as John and Michael Darling, as their depiction of the younger Darling brothers had some of the audience in tears.


Of course we cannot forget the outstanding flying sequence choreographed by Miss Burn which used physical theatre brilliantly to complement Peter actually flying – audience members could not believe their eyes when he first flew in! The attention to detail in the set, by Mr Kesselman and Mr Spencer, was highly professional, transporting the audience into Neverland without the need for pixie dust.


“Watching the Martineau’s production of Peter Pan last week was a truly magical event, as the talented students from Years 7 and 8 transported us effortlessly to Neverland for the evening” said Year 10 student Jolie Sharpe. “The brilliant young actors portrayed the famous story of Peter Pan with infectious enthusiasm during their two-night run in the Aldenham School Theatre, expertly directed by Miss Brewer.”
Viola Alisha as Wendy Darling gave a mature and confident performance, engaging the audience from the outset and communicating the story superbly as the mother figure. The friendship between her and Peter Pan, played by Michael Duggan, was truly touching with Michael effectively portraying the cheeky charm of the boy who never wanted to grow up. Zia Brown gave an assured and intimidating performance as Captain Hook, complemented by the excellent comic timing of James Gillespie as Smee. The Lost Children were a real highlight, with their energy flooding the stage during every appearance, as were the menacing group of pirates. Special mention must also go to Ethan Hayes and Oliver Newland as John and Michael Darling, as their depiction of the younger Darling brothers had some of the audience in tears.
Of course we cannot forget the outstanding flying sequence choreographed by Miss Burn which used physical theatre brilliantly to complement Peter actually flying – audience members could not believe their eyes when he first flew in! The attention to detail in the set, by Mr Kesselman and Mr Spencer, was highly professional, transporting the audience into Neverland without the need for pixie dust.
Also in Drama
Drama


MAY 16, 2017
READ MORE Senior drama students excel at the North London Festival
Senior drama students excel at the North London Festival
Some of our senior school drama students entered the recent North London Festival : Azaan Iqbal, Ethan Hayes, Viola Alishah and Muskaan Iqbal where they demonstrated their many talents with resounding success.Azaan won everything that he entered and received a £50 theatre token for highest mark of the drama section as well as the Classical Acting […]
Drama


OCT 2, 2018
READ MORE Martineau’s Drama Competition
Martineau’s Drama Competition
The stimuli for the annual Martineau’s House Drama Competition was Fairy Tales, with each group being asked to focus on the moral values. They were given a stimulus and had a day to create a ten minute performance piece. The winners of the Best Play were Beck whose performance of The Shoemaker and the Elves […]
Drama


MAY 16, 2019
READ MORE It’s a Jungle Book at Aldenham
It’s a Jungle Book at Aldenham
Enthusiastic audiences were thrilled at the immersive performance of Aldenham's production of The Jungle Book. Our play was set in a world of lace fabric, gothic tombstones and flickering memories and aimed to question what it means to be different. It also aimed to consider how this changes us and who our family really are; […]