Stage Career
Peters' varied stage career began in 1987 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. In 2010 Peters took the lead in Northern Broadsides production of The Game by Harold Brighouse. The play had not been performed in 100 years, and was directed by and also starred Barrie Rutter the Artistic Director and founder of Northern Broadsides. Peters played the protagonist of the piece, Mrs Metheral. Her performance garnered critical acclaim, dubbed "simply magnificent" by Michael Billington of The Guardian and "an instant comic classic" by The Observer.
Dominic Cavendish of The Daily Telegraph said "Ma was played with hilarious gruffness and rolling pin obduracy by Wendi Peters. Her performance alone is worth the price of admission". Peters went on to receive further praise for her performance.
In 2011, she returned to Hull Truck Theatre Company to play Bet in John Godbers two-hander, April In Paris, directed by Godber himself. Peters again received high praise from the press in this successful revival. Venues included The West Yorkshire Playhouse. In 2009 she toured Ireland with a one woman play Mrs Whippy, written by Cecelia Ahern whose novel Ps I love You was a number-one bestseller all over Europe and was made into a film starring Hilary Swank. Peters received rave notices throughout the tour.
Peters toured the UK with Jenny Eclair and Susie Blake in Grumpy Old Women Live 2 - Chin Up Britain showing her comedic skills once again. This production returned for a season at the Novello Theatre in London's West End in 2010.
Peters' other theatre roles have included Bedroom Farce (1996), Noises Off (1997) Stephen Sondheim's 'Into The Woods'(1992), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1991), Follies in Concert, London Palladium (2007) and Guys and Dolls (1991) which was reviewed by Michael Schmidt who said "Among the hot box girls, one in particular kept catching my eye: Wendi Peters as the grumpy chorus girl is a delightfully outsize killjoy whose brilliant comic dancing should have earned her a curtain call all of her own"
Peters is currently appearing as Princess Puffer in Aria Entertainment's London revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a musical comedy by Rupert Holmes, based on Charles Dickens' unfinished novel. The production ran at the Landor Theatre in April/May, and is shortly transferring to the Arts Theatre, West End for a limited season from 18th May 2012.
Peters is set to star in the White Christmas (musical) at The Lowry in Salford Quay with Dallas Star Ken Kercheval and Brookside and Loose Woman Star Claire Sweeney This November 2012 till January 2013
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