Auditions
Auditions now open for
Queensland Premiere
4–27 February 2027
Spotlight Theatrical Company are thrilled to announce Finding Neverland!
Playing for a 4 week season in the Halpin Auditorium from 4–27 February 2027.
Director/Choreographer - Clay English
Musical Director - Shari Willner
Creative Producer - Laura English
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).The Show
Based on the Academy Award-winning motion picture and the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, Finding Neverland follows the relationship between playwright J.M. Barrie and the family that inspired "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up." Finding Neverland features music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham.
J.M. Barrie, a struggling playwright, encounters a widowed mother, Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and her four sons inKensington Park. As Barrie befriends the family, he is inspired by their adventures, particularly Peter, who is reluctant to play due to his grief. Barrie helps him to learn to play again and becomes inspired to create a new art form: children's theatre. But who will pay to see a play about children? Who will play these characters? And how will they make Peter Pan fly?
Engagement
The Spotlight Theatrical Company is a well-established not-for-profit (charitable) community theatre group on the Gold Coast, running since 1955. Finding Neverland is an unpaid, amateur production licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). Successful performers will be considered local, or able to make themselves available on the Gold Coast during this engagement. All cast will be required to become a financial member of the Spotlight Theatrical Company.
Audition & Submission Process
Auditions will take place on the Gold Coast at 4/50 Johnston Street, Southport, Saturday 10th October 2026 with call backs scheduled for Wednesday 14th October 2026 if required.
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Please Note
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our team, this production operates in strict compliance with Queensland’s child safety laws. Because Finding Neverland features a Youth Cast, requirements apply to all participants.