A WORLD where anything is possible and the imagination of your childhood never has to end.

That's what Emmaus College students will bring to life when they take to the Pilbeam Theatre stage Friday in the musical production of Peter Pan.

The production marks the 30th John Loch has worked on and involves 97 students on stage and a dedicated team of other students, parents, teachers and friends of the school in the background.

Getting the production on stage is no small feat, with the cast required to rehearse most Sundays, through holidays and often during school lunch breaks.

Yet, setting foot on stage and performing before a crowd of hundreds is something most won't ever experience.

"It's very demanding and a lot of the cast members are very young," Mr Loch said.

"One of the good things about it is they have to step up because they're going to be in front of an audience and if they make a mess of it, they will be seen."

Mr Loch said every student was welcome to be part of the production, as long as they were ready to dedicate time and effort to rehearsals.

The set includes a large pirate ship which is also used to transform the stage into Neverland.

"Neverland is about being imaginative and creative as a kid and the idea the world is full of wonderful things," Mr Loch said.

"You go from this fairly straight beginning into this incredible blaze of colour and then you get pirates on the pirate ship, ridiculous dances and all that.

"It's about being imaginative and the whole idea that you don't have to say goodbye to that when you grow up.

"When you come home, you realise home is not the same as when you left; it's better because you are more in-tune with your imagination.

"It's got big ideas, but it's just got a lot of fun as well.

"It's pantomime, which is typically how Peter Pan is done, but it's classy pantomime.

"This has plenty of slapstick, but it also has really good quality music."