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Peter Pan or The Boy Who Hated Mothers

Peter Pan or The Boy Who Hated Mothers

Robert Tanitch reviews Peter Pan at National Theatre/Olivier, London. Everybody is in striped pyjamas, including the stage-hands, in Sally Cookson’s production, an original take on the boy who wouldn’ ...
“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

“To die will be an awfully big adventure.”

Robert Tanitch reviews Peter Pan at Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 I suspect J M Barrie’s mixture of romantic fantasy, gooey sentiment, Edwardian spectacle, patriotism and religion has b ...