Peter Pan: Or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up - A Fantasy in Five Acts (Methuen Drama) [Paperback]

J.M. Barrie (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Methuen Drama

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.

 

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"A feast of nursery nostalgia, wizard effects, Edwardian lingo and tinselled adventure"—Observer

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Drama (November 5, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413735508
• ISBN-13: 978-0413735508
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So Many Peter Pans, So Little Time!, October 10, 2004

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This review is from: Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up - Acting Edition (Paperback)

In 1904 J.M. Barrie wrote & directed his new play "Peter Pan." In 1911 he wrote & printed the same story as a novel sometimes known as "Peter Pan" sometimes known as "Peter & Wendy." Since that time there has been much confusion between the 2 editions of "Peter Pan." This product is advertised as a "Fantasy in Five Acts" that is, a play. It is an excellent revised/adapted version of the original 1904 play. But if you are a REAL Peter Pan fan, you will also want to purchase the original 1904 version of the play, currently available in the Oxford Drama Series as "Peter Pan & Other Plays" by James M. Barrie. May this 100th anniversary of "The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up" inspire us all to "think lovely wonderful thoughts"!