Arden Children’s Theatre invites families to enjoy two enchanting productions that promise to captivate audiences during its highly anticipated 2024/25 theatre season. Buy-both-and-save subscription options are available now, and starting August 22, theatre lovers can purchase individual show tickets for their families and friends to see the Arden Children’s Theatre’s upcoming performances of Peter Pan and The Hobbit.
Arden kicks off its children’s theatre season with a fresh, clever retelling of Peter Pan beginning November 27, just in time for the holidays! Directed by Obie and Barrymore Award-winning artistic director Whit McLaughlin, audiences will be whisked away to Neverland, a magical island where fairies and pirates rule and where there are no parents or chores.
In the spring of 2025, Arden Children’s Theatre invites audiences on a thrilling adventure with The Hobbit, directed by Philadelpha-based artistic director Rebecca Wright, beginning April 2. The new telling of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale promises excitement and wonder as audiences follow Bilbo Baggins on his journey through freezing mountains and frightening forests.
The Arden Theatre Company’s 2024-25 Children’s Theatre Productions:
Peter Pan
Adapted for the stage by Douglas Irvine and directed by Whit MacLaughlin
November 27 – January 5, 2025
Join Peter Pan on an adventure to Neverland, a magical island where there are no parents, no chores, and fairies and pirates rule! Introduce your children and grandchildren to the characters you love from J.M. Barrie’s timeless masterpiece: Wendy Darling, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, a horde of Lost Boys, and one very hungry crocodile. With fairy dust and your child’s imagination, the Arden flies to Neverland this holiday season! Arden Children’s Theatre presents a brand-new production that celebrates the joy of storytelling and the power of imagination!
The Hobbit
Adapted for the stage by Greg Banks and directed by Rebecca Wright
April 2- May 25, 2025
Our unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea and a plate of bacon and eggs. However, he somehow finds himself on a magically mystical adventure. Staged with speed and surprises, you’ll be delighted by this exciting new telling of Tolkien’s beloved story as Bilbo travels through freezing mountains and frightening forests, meeting all sorts of fierce and wonderful creatures — some who want to eat him and others who turn into dear friends. And discovers that some things are truly worth fighting for.
TICKETS will be available online here, in person at 40 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 or by calling 215.922.1122
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