Zealous Productions · Updated 27/10/2026
All children, except one, grow up… Here’s the story, who’s who, and how a traditional Christmas panto tells it.
This Christmas
Peter Pan, A Traditional Christmas Pantomime, plays The National Theatre in St Kilda from 20 to 24 December 2026, our first season in Melbourne. It’s the story you know, told the panto way: laugh-out-loud comedy, audience participation, dazzling costumes, hit songs and festive fun, for all ages.
The Story
Join Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy and the Darling children on an unforgettable journey to Neverland, where pirates, Lost Boys, mermaids and magical adventures await.
Will Peter Pan defeat Captain Hook once and for all? Will the Darling children find their way home? And, most importantly… do you believe in fairies?
Who’s Who
The Hero
The boy who never grows up.
The Fairy
Peter’s fairy, and the reason for the big question: do you believe in fairies?
The Family
The Darling children, off to Neverland and hoping to find their way home.
The Villain
With his pirates. Every panto needs someone to boo, and Hook is the one Peter has to beat.
Add the Lost Boys and the mermaids and you’ve got a full Neverland.
On Stage, 2022
From our Peter Pan at the Regal Theatre in Perth, December 2022.
The Panto Way
Our Peter Pan is a traditional Christmas pantomime. There are hit songs, but the audience is part of the show: you boo the villain, warn the hero and shout back at the stage. Panto is the one kind of theatre where that’s good manners.
A good panto works on two levels: magic and slapstick for the kids, and cheeky jokes that sail right over their heads for the grown-ups. New to all of it? Here’s what a pantomime is, from the dame to “he’s behind you!”.
Our Peter Pan
Zealous Productions has staged a traditional Christmas pantomime at the Regal Theatre in Perth every December since 2021. Perth audiences first met our Peter Pan at the Regal back in December 2022. This year it flies to Melbourne for our first season there. (Back in Perth, our panto this Christmas is Rapunzel at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco.)
See every show so far in our past productions.
Pick a Time
All times are Melbourne time (AEDT).
Strictly limited: only 7 performances, at The National Theatre, 20 Carlisle Street, St Kilda. Here’s our guide to The National Theatre for trams, parking and the bars.
Good to Know
20 to 24 December 2026 at The National Theatre, St Kilda. Only 7 performances.
Yes. It’s for all ages, an adventure the whole family will treasure.
A traditional Christmas pantomime: songs, comedy and plenty of audience participation.
Through The National Theatre. All the details are on our Christmas pantomime in Melbourne page.
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