THE cast and crew for this year's festive pantomime in Billingham have been putting the finishing touches to Peter Pan.

Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road star Ben-Ryan Davie will be swapping the North West for some swashbuckling high-jinks when he takes on the starring role of eternal youth in the shape of the eponymous Peter Pan.

Ben-Ryan Davies as Peter Pan and Mollie Shellard as Wendy in Peter Pan at Billingham Forum Theatre

He will be ably supported by Emmerdale's Kurtis Stacey who will be taking on the role of arch-villain and Pan's nemesis Captain Hook.

While local dance teacher Mollie Shellard will be starring as Wendy Darling throughout the shows run at Billingham's Forum Theatre

For further details or to book tickets visit forumtheatrebillingham.co.uk