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1 Dec 2024 - 31 May 2025

Underneath a Magical Moon

by Mike Kenny

A reimagining of Peter Pan as told by Wendy Darling. Through her open window Wendy Darling gazes out at the night sky, dreaming of blue lagoons, magical moons, and the stories that she can tell, but tonight, there is magic in the air …

 

Tutti Frutti have teamed up with leading playwright Mike Kenny to re-imagine the enchanting story of Peter Pan, as told by Wendy. Wendy Darling who is the owner of stories, mother to the lost boys, a believer in fairies, and a young girl with her feet firmly on the ground. 

Come with us as we invite you to fly into a fantastical world of adventure, where time stands still, the impossible seems possible, and if you close your eyes and believe, then you really can make anything happen.  

This sparkling production with exquisite music, enthralling movement, and a sprinkle of Tutti Frutti magic is for children 3+ and their families to enjoy. 

Underneath a Magical Moon Programme

‘Tutti Frutti enraptures its young audience with a wonderful and warm piece of theatre’
– The Stage

‘Underneath A Magical Moon really was a delight, the boys loved it, and I’m sure many of the children who see it will be inspired to go home, pull out old sheets and buckets and create their own pirate ships, Wendy houses and anything else their imagination can conjure up’
– thebrickcastle.com

Available to Book:
1 Dec 2024 - 31 May 2025

International

This show is available to book for US venues, or available to commission internationally for multi-dates elsewhere.

Tour Dates

11 Dec 2024
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31 Dec 2024

Underneath a Magical Moon

Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield Theatres
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Creative Team

Mike Kenny

Writer

Mike Kenny is one of England’s leading writers specialising in young people’s theatre. He was included in the Independent on Sunday’s list of Top Ten Living Playwrights and his plays are performed regularly throughout the UK and internationally. Mike won the 2015 Writers' Guild Award for Best Play for Younger Audiences with Three Wise Monkeys.

Wendy Harris

Artistic Director, Chair of PYA England

Wendy has held the position of artistic director at Tutti Frutti since 2005, touring nationally and internationally, co-producing the Little Feet Festival of Children’s Theatre, and leading on the development programmes and arts engagement work.

Holly Irving

Movement Director Holly is a performer, teacher and movement director. Holly has always been passionate about how dance and theatre can be used to educate, inspire, and entertain a diverse range of audiences. Credits include: Open Clasp Theatre Company's Key Change (Best of Edinburgh Award, Fringe 2015), and Take Off Festival Scratch Artist 2015.

Kate Bunce

Set & Costume Designer Kate has designed shows for The New Vic, Birmingham Rep, MAC, Pentabus, Birmingham Symphony Hall, BAC, Polka Theatre and Northampton Royal, Tutti Frutti and Derngate. Kate has also held prop and assistant design roles for The National Theatre, BBC, RSC and Almeida.

Ivan Stott

Composer Ivan has worked professionally in Theatre for 30 years as a Composer, Musician, MD, Sound Designer, Actor and Workshop Facilitator. He has created work for children and young people with some of the best children's companies and theatres across the UK and is recognised as a leading artist in this field.

Sara Burns

Lighting Designer

Sara Burns is of Nordic descent and is a Lighting Designer working within the theatre, television and live production industry. Recent theatre includes; Olivier nominated 10 Nights Graeae/Tamasha/Bush Theatre; Hello and Goodbye (Athol Fugard/York Theatre Royal) Previous work for Tutti Frutti includes; Yellow is the Colour of Sunshine; The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Rapunzel. Sara also lectures in technical theatre design and specialises in textures and invoking the emotion beyond the light.

Alex Wingfield

Musical Director

Alex trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, having studied Music at Durham University. Theatre includes: Swallows and Amazons (York Theatre Royal); The Railway Children (King’s Cross Theatre, London). As well as performing on stage, Alex works as a voiceover artist, primarily narrating audiobooks aimed at a younger audience.

Simelele Canaan

Assistant Director

Simelele is a Yorkshire based creative and director. Her professional credits include assistant directing the Crucible Theatre show ‘All Our Goals’ (2023) and the position as Observer Director for ‘Chariots of Fire’ (2024) at the same location. Simelele is a National Youth Theatre member. Her focus as an artist is often aimed towards telling both liberating and exciting stories in an accessible way to a wide range of audiences.

Touring Team

Rachel Hammond

Rachel Hammond trained as an actor musician at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, London. Since then she has worked in theatre across Europe, including: Pulse (Bamboozle), Give it Back Mak! (Riding Lights), Twitchers and A Force to Be Reckoned With (Mikron Theatre Company), The True Adventures of Maid Marian and Robin Hood (Barn Theatre, Cirencester).

Robert Wade

Robert is a Rose Bruford trained Actor Musician, originally from Hull in Yorkshire. He is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Theatre credits: Confusions (East Riding Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Bolton Octagon); The Beggar’s Opera (Selladoor/Queen’s Theatre); Cyrano, Much Ado About Nothing, Muddle In Messina (Northern Broadsides/New Vic); Stickman (West End/UK No1 and International Tour); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Front Room Productions).

Heather Newsham

Heather is a Leeds-based stage manager with over a decade of professional experience. She has worked as a CSM for companies including Red Ladder, Leeds Conservatoire, Wrongsemble, Stute Theatre, Utopia Theatre and Northern Ballet. Heather has toured to Geneva with Engine House theatre, and across the UK with Opera Up Close and The British Paraorchestra.

Alex Wingfield

Alex trained in Musical Theatre at the Royal Academy of Music, having studied Music at Durham University. Theatre includes: Swallows and Amazons (York Theatre Royal); The Railway Children (King’s Cross Theatre, London). As well as performing on stage, Alex works as a voiceover artist, primarily narrating audiobooks aimed at a younger audience.

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