Description
Ever since Peter Pan flew in through Wendy Darling's nursery window and took her off to Never Land, Barrie's classic adventure story has thrilled and delighted generations of theatre-goers. J M Barrie wrote Peter Pan first as a work of prose and then adapted it for the stage. John Caird and Trevor Nunn first adapted Barrie's book and play in the 1980s for the Royal Shakespeare Company and then in 1997 for the Royal National Theatre. "A feast of nursery nostalgia, wizard effects, Edwardian lingo and tinselled adventure" Observer
"I have all my life believed that JM Barrie's Peter Pan is the greatest British play of the century" Spectator First staged in 1904, the play has become a popular classic. Peter Pan is one of the great enduring childhood tales loved equaly by children and adults
About the Author
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. Most people remember him for inventing the character of Peter Pan, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. Peter Pan had its first stage performance on 27 December 1904.
Reviews
Lovingly rendered account of a great story. Sunday Express, Mark Shenton, 16/12/2007
Book Information
ISBN 9780413735508
Author J.M. Barrie
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Series Modern Plays
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm
"I have all my life believed that JM Barrie's Peter Pan is the greatest British play of the century" Spectator First staged in 1904, the play has become a popular classic. Peter Pan is one of the great enduring childhood tales loved equaly by children and adults
About the Author
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. Most people remember him for inventing the character of Peter Pan, whom he based on his friends, the Llewelyn Davies boys. Peter Pan had its first stage performance on 27 December 1904.
Reviews
Lovingly rendered account of a great story. Sunday Express, Mark Shenton, 16/12/2007
Book Information
ISBN 9780413735508
Author J.M. Barrie
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Series Modern Plays
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 12mm
