Mary Poppins – Behind the Umbrella!

Listen as Claire Ziwa goes backstage to discover more about the magical realms of Cherry Tree Lane, where umbrellas defy gravity and everyday tasks transform into extraordinary adventures.

Meet students Paloma Bargh and Aimee Reed who are both sharing the role of Mary, everyone’s favourite ‘practically perfect’ nanny,  in the upcoming production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins JR by arrangement with Music Theatre International.

We also talk to student Head of Perse Production Company and Deputy Stage Manager Oliver Gerety and Theatre Practitioner in Residence, Director David Barrett.

Production Credits:

The Perse School Cambridge are staging Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins JR by arrangement with Music Theatre International.

A musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film.

Original music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

Book by Julian Fellowes.

New songs and additional music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

Co-created by Cameron Mackintosh, adapted by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald.