Peter Pan

Synopsis

When the leader of the Lost Boys, the fleet-footed Peter Pan, loses his shadow during a visit to London, kind-hearted Wendy helps him re-attach it and is invited back to Neverland in return - where Tinker Bell the fairy, Princess Tiger Lily and, of course, the vengeful Captain Hook await.

Our Review:

9 June 2010

When J.M Barrie wrote Peter Pan, I doubt he would have imagined it would enjoy such a long life. The story has been filmed, musicalised for the stage by both Bernstein and Jule Styne, Disneyfied and perennially pantomimed. It has been given major stage adaptations by the RSC and the National Theatre. Now, the National Theatre of Scotland in a collaboration between director John Tiffany and writer David Greig has given the haunting tale a major makeover with mixed results.

The idea of setting the story in Scotland at the end of the 19th century as the massive Forth Rail Bridge nears completion is a valid one. Removing the story from the tweeness of Edwardian drawing rooms is to be applauded. However in heightening the darker, psychological elements of the tale, they have also succeeded in making much of the magic disappear.

Designer Laura Hopkins dominates the stage with three impressive spans of the great bridge but the design ultima...

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