Directed by James Tolhurst, Peter Pan Jr will feature 50 of the Hunter's brightest young musical theatre performers in a large-scale production of the high-flying, Tony Award-winning musical, which has been delighting audiences around the world for more than 60 years.

It follows the adventures of Peter Pan, his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell, and the Darling children, as they travel into the night and come face-to-face with a fierce warrior tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.

The cast of Peter Pan Jr includes four Cessnock-area students: Shyla-Blue Schillert, Layla-Rose Schillert and Julia Boyd, who are all playing Brave Girls (North, West and Skye respectively), and Tahlia Hughes, who plays a pirate called Sparrow.

Julia said it is amazing to be part of the cast.

"We have an incredible musical direction team and the show is very entertaining and fun to both watch and perform," she said.

"Everyone involved is working so hard to make Peter Pan Jr truly magical and I'm very excited to see the show come to life."

Producer Daniel Stoddart, who founded Hunter Drama in 2007, said his team was delighted to be providing this performance opportunity to the 50 very eager students who made it through the highly-competitive audition process.

"To perform on the Civic Theatre stage is an honour for any thespian and we are proud to be giving these children - some as young as nine - that opportunity," he said.

"At Hunter Drama, we pride ourselves on delivering quality productions. We engage outstanding crews to guide our cast through exhaustive rehearsal processes to ensure the shows are as professional as possible.

"The cast of Peter Pan Jr is benefiting from three full months of training with their professional director, musical director and choreographer who are pouring their hearts into this show-stopping production."

Peter Pan Jr will be at the Civic Theatre in Newcastle for six shows from October 10 to 12. Tickets are on sale at ticketek.com.au.