Wendy & Peter Pan
Sir J. M. Barrie
Ella Hickson's version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage, in an adaptation that is refreshingly modern but never loses the charm of the original.
Winter 1908. Snow is falling across London. Wendy Darling and her brothers sleep peacefully in their bedroom, as their parents bicker downstairs. In a sudden flurry of snow their window blows open, and into their lives tumbles a mischievous boy called Peter, followed by a fractious fairy called Tink.
With the aid of a little fairy dust, Wendy agrees to fly with Peter to Neverland, seeing not ... Read more
Commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Ella Hickson's Wendy & Peter Pan premiered at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in December 2013, and was revived by the RSC in 2015. It was staged at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, in an international co-production between Bunkamura in Tokyo and Leeds Playhouse in the UK.
The play will suit any theatre company or youth group looking to stage a classic tale, full of magic, adventure and strong female roles.
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Reviews for Wendy & Peter Pan
WhatsOnStage
'Delightful... a warm, sensitive and humorous reboot'
Evening Standard
'Resoundingly successful... witty, pointed, adventuresome... Hickson isn't just subverting this story, she is strengthening it'
The Times
'A witty retelling ... Read more