Peter Pan
The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
17th December 1998
Olivier Theatre, NT
This was the final National Theatre revival of the original RSC version of J. M. Barrie’s source material. It opened at the Olivier auditorium of the National Theatre on 17th December 1998 and played throughout the Christmas season. The RSC version is published by DPS in New York. The NT version was published by Methuen in England.
The Adapters and Directors were greatly indebted to Andrew Birkin, the world authority on Peter Pan, for his invaluable help with the text.
The Version
This production was the first time the part of Peter had ever been played by a male actor - the other children’s roles all being played by adults. Up until then the part had always been played by an adult actress with the other children’s roles being played by a mix of adults and children. Thus one of the greatest dramatic love stories ever written had degenerated into a grim annual pantomime, so far from Barrie’s original intention he would have wept to see it.
For a full account of the way the adaptation was made, please refer to the essay in one of the published versions.
Peter Pan
Written by | J. M. Barrie |
Adapted by | John Caird and Trevor Nunn |
Creative Team
Director | Fiona Laird |
Set Designer | John Napier |
Costume Designer | Andreane Neofitou |
Original Lighting Designer | David Hersey |
Music | Stephen Oliver |
Additional Lyrics by | Stephen Oliver |
Music Director | Mark W. Dorrell |
Director of Movement | Jane Gibson |
Company Voice Work | Patsy Rodenburg |
Fight Director | Malcolm Ransom |
Sound Designer | Scott Myers |
Staff Director | Janine Davies |
Consultant Staff Director | Loveday Ingram |
Assistant Voice Coach | Jeanette Nelson |
Assistant to the Designer | Roz Coombes |
Design Assistants | Alban Oliver, John Stevenson |
Costume Supervisor | Diane Bentley |
Costume Assistant | Rodger Bremble |
Flying Director | Lee Stephenson |
Flying Supervisor | Scott Hope |
Production Manager | Annie Gosney |
Deputy Production Manager | Tom Richardson |
Stage Manager | Angela Fairclough |
Deputy Stage Manager | Hilary Stephens |
Assistant Stage Managers | Helen Barrett, Peter Gregory |
Production Photographer | Catherine Ashmore |
Cast
The Storyteller | Michael Bryant |
Mr Darling | David Troughton |
Mrs Darling | Susannah Fellows |
Wendy | Rebecca Johnson |
John | Adrian Ross-Magenty |
Michael | Jonathan Broadbent |
Nana | Jan Knightly |
Liza | Annabel Dowler |
Peter Pan | Justin Salinger |
The Voice of Tinker Bell | Inka Magnussen |
Slightly | Jonny Hoskins |
Tootles | Kieron Forsyth |
Nibs | John Dorney |
Curly | Mark Cronfield |
First Twin | Peter McCabe |
Second Twin | Jason Thorpe |
Cecco | Jim Creighton |
Bill Jukes | Liam McKenna |
Cookson | Martin Chamberlain |
Gentleman Starkey | Hugh Sachs |
Skylights | Glynn Sweet |
Smee | Christopher Luscombe |
Noodler | Jan Knightly |
Robert Mullins | Jonathan Kemp |
Wibbles | Ben Mangham |
Captain James Hook | David Troughton |
Ostrich | Richard Ryder |
Great Big Little Panther | Ben Mangham |
Lone Wolf | David Massey |
Tiger Lily | In-Sook Chappell |
The Indian Tribe | Adam Croasdell, Kay Curram, Annabel Dowler, Sarah Lonton, Inka Magnussen, Richard Ryder |
The Mermaids | Kay Curram, Annabel Dowler, Sarah Lonton, Inka Magnussen |
The Never Bird | Susannah Fellows |
Chay Turley | Richard Ryder |
Alsatian Fogerty | David Massey |
Canary Robb | Adam Croasdell |
Jane | Kay Curram |