As part of the build up to this year’s Tunbridge Wells pantomime production ‘Peter Pan’, the Assembly Hall Theatre is unveiling a top secret art installation.

Pupils from Kent College School, Pembury, were invited to get their creative juices flowing and design an original work inspired by the pantomime.

For the last two months, the pupils aged 11 to 15 years have been given the opportunity to create a blank canvas to a given dimension and make a large scale installation.

Technicians from the Assembly Hall Theatre were on hand to explain some of the opportunities and challenges associated with lighting an outdoor installation.

The secret artwork is to help publicise the pantomime at the town’s main theatre and this year’s bucket collections will be for the local charity Hospice in the Weald.

Once the project has been unveiled, it will be displayed above the theatre canopy and will remain in situ until January, 4.

Brian McAteer, theatre director said: “The arts are wonderful, stimulating and thrilling and this project is a means by which young people can unleash their creativity and discover new interests, passions and talents”.

Kent College is a girl’s independent boarding and day school in Pembury, Kent, England, divided into a preparatory school for the age range three to eleven, and a senior school for the age range eleven to eighteen.

Head teacher Sally-Anne Huang said: “This has been a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to realise their creative potential.

"We have transformed our Art Department into various creative areas for our pupils, driven by the Head of Art Andy Dixon. This is all part of our mission to create a positive learning environment for our young people."

The unveiling will take place on Friday, November 28 at 12pm outside the theatre.