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HUNDREDS of excited Limerick children and their families flew off to Neverland on Friday at the University Concert Hall pantomine, Peter Pan.
The festive show is running until Tuesday, January 3 at the University of Limerick with over 16,000 tickets sold so far.
The famous cast kicked off their first of 35 performances and delighted the audience with their take on the Disney classic.
The cast includes Fair City favourite Johnny Ward taking on the role of Captain Hook.
@Limerick_Leader is at @UCHLimerick for the first night of the Peter Pan Panto ✨ pic.twitter.com/KBm0FJcjVh
— Manon Gilbart (@ManonGilbart) December 16, 2022
Johnny is currently participating in RTÉ One’s Hell Week Special Forces and was a grand finalist of RTÉ's 2019 Dancing with the Stars.
UCH panto veterans Richie Hayes and Myles Breen return to the stage as Smee and Mrs Smee.
Evan O'Hanlon will be playing the title role after five years as the ensemble and dance captain for the UCH pantomime.
Broadcaster and radio presenter John Sharpson will take to the stage as Sharkey and Dublin based actor and performer Esther Brady will grace the stage as Wendy.
Shannon native Hazel Park will delight the audience as everyone's favourite fairy, Tinkerbell.
See pictures from the opening night of Peter Pan at UCH in our gallery.
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