It is a delight for all the family, from the youngsters all the way up to the grandparents in the audience.

This year the Theatre Royal is pulling out all the stops to give families a cracking Christmas evening out with their production of Peter Pan with amazing sets, fabulous song and dance routines, bright and colouful costumes and even a huge crocodile.

And it certainly doesn’t disappoint.

John Challis (Boycie) as Captain Hook and Joe Pasquale as Smee head the cast, gelling perfectly with  Jack McNeill as Peter pan, Tinker Bell (Lucy Evans) and pirate Starkey (Paul Gabriel) backed up by Rosie O’Hare as Wendy whose subtle humour and fabulous voice compliment the show.

The action begins in the children’s nursery, where the crowd are introduced to Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, who fly off with Wendy, John, and Michael to Neverland to meet up with the Lost Children and Tiger Lily (Rory Furey-King).

The Story is cleverly told with traditional panto comedy, tongue-twisters, wordplay and a hilarious version of the 12 days of Christmas. Act one climaxes with the amazing fearsome crocodile.

Act two opens with the ensemble dancers and the Theatre Royal babes not to mention the 3D underwater adventure which gets everyone in the mood for the fun and laughter that follows.

Peter Pan is high energy and infectiously good fun from the moment the curtain goes up in act one.

There is a constant stream of local references, great dance routines, plenty of laughs and a beautiful rendition of Rewrite The Stars by Rosie and Jack (Wendy and Peter)

Will Peter save Tink and defeat Captain Hook? Do you believe in fairies?

Peter Pan runs at the Nottingham Theatre Royal until Sunday January 13th.

Images credit – Tracey Whitefoot