Wendy & Peter Pan

Wendy & Peter Pan
Written by	Ella Hickson, adapted from the novel by J.M. Barrie
Date premiered	10 December 2013 (2013-12-10)
Place premiered	Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon
Setting	Winter 1908, London and Neverland

Wendy & Peter Pan is a play by Ella Hickson, adapted from the play and novel Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie. The play is a re-telling of the classic children's story which features Wendy Darling as the protagonist who flies away with Peter Pan to Neverland.

The play received its world premiere for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon for Christmas 2013. It later received a revival for Christmas 2015.

Background

Playwright Ella Hickson was commissioned to write a new adaptation of Peter Pan for the Christmas show in Gregory Doran's first season as artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

This version of the classic children's story is told through Wendy Darling's perspective as she meets Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up. She and her brothers, John and Michael, fly away with Pan and Tink to Neverland where they meet with the Lost Boys and battle the evil Captain Hook. This feminist re-working of the story prominently discovers some of the darker themes within the original story and introduces some new characters, such as Tom, a fourth child of the Darling family.

Productions

Royal Shakespeare Company (2013-14 and 2015-16)

The play had its premiere on 10 December 2013 where it ran at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon until 2 March 2014. The production was directed by Jonathan Mumby, designed by Colin Richmond, music by Oliver Fox and Jason Carr, lighting by Oliver Fenwick, sound by Christopher Shutt and fights by Terry King.

For Christmas 2015 the production was revived by the RSC at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre where it began on 25 November 2015, with previews from 17 November, and ran until 31 January 2016. The play had received some changes from the 2013 production, such as new changes to the score by Oliver Fox and Jason Carr, new script and scene changes including flying and fighting scenes. Many members of the cast had also changed from the previous production.

Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh (2018-19)

A new production directed by Eleanor Rhode will run at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh from 29 November 2018 to 5 January 2019.

By Ella Hickson, based on the novel by J M Barrie. Directed by Eleanor Rhode.

Characters and cast

Character	World Premiere Cast Royal Shakespeare Company, 2013	Revival Cast Royal Shakespeare Company, 2015
Wendy	Fiona Button	Mariah Gale[1]
John	Jolyon Coy	James Corrigan
Michael	Brodie Ross	Jordan Metcalfe
Tom	Colin Ryan	Sam Clemmett
Mrs Darling	Rebecca Johnson
Mr Darling/Skylights	Andrew Woodwall	Partick Toomey
Doc GIles/Crocodile/Shadow	Arthur Kyeyune
Peter Pan	Sam Swann	Rhys Rusbatch
Tink	Charlotte Mills
Tootles	Josh Williams	Lawrence Walker
Nibs	Jack Monaghan	Cavan Clarke
Curly	Dafyyd Llyr Thomas	Douggie McMeekin
Slightly	Will Merrick	Harry Waller
Captain Hook	Guy Henry	Darrel D'Silva
Smee	Gregory Gudgeon	Paul Kemp
Doc Swain	Guy Rhys	Dan Wheeler
Knock Bone Jones	Richard Clews	David Langham
Murt The Bat	Dodger Phillips
Martin	Jamie Wilkes	Adam Gillen
Tiger Lily	Michelle Asante	Mimi Ndiweni
Peter's Shadow	Martin Costane	Simon Carroll-Jones
Shadow	Simon Carroll-Jones	Jay Webb
Shadow	Susan Hingley
Shadow	Emily Holt	Laura Prior
Shadow	Jack Horner

1. ^ Gale stepped in to play Wendy as original actress Fiona Button had to withdraw due to injury in rehearsals.