Peter and the Starcatcher

Capitol Theatre, Haymarket

Presented by Dead Puppet Society in association with Disney Theatrical Productions Australia

Jump aboard this epic voyage and discover the untold story of Neverland.

31st January to 2nd March '25 in 9 months

by Rick Elice
Based on a novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music by Wayne Barker

Before Neverland there was an Island. Before Captain Hook, a pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless boy.

Dead Puppet Society's highly anticipated version of Peter and the Starcatcher, the smash hit Broadway production and 5-time Tony Award® winner, is touring Australia from 2024.

Originally developed by Disney Theatrical Group, written by Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Adams Family), with music by Wayne Barker, this all-new production is directed by David Morton (Holding Achilles, The Wider Earth).

With 100 unforgettable characters, puppetry, live music and theatrical spectacle, jump aboard this epic voyage and discover the untold story of Neverland.

Commissioned and originally produced by Disney Theatrical Group. Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Group. Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).

This production is a major achievement for Brisbane-based production and design house Dead Puppet Society who, in an Australian first, have been granted a licence by Disney Theatrical Group to stage a new version of the Tony Award winning production. The creativity, passion and determination of Creative Director David Morton and Executive Producer Nicholas Paine was the driving force behind the achievement with that same attitude to continually push the boundaries, sure to make this production an international success.