Peter Pan
The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
By J. M. Barrie
Adapted by John Caird and Trevor Nunn
This was the first revival of the 1982/83 RSC production. It opened at the Barbican Theatre on 15th December 1984 and ran through the Christmas season until 19th January 1985.
A slightly different adaptation was made for the National Theatre Christmas seasons of 1997/8 and 1998/9.
Creative Team
| Directors | John Caird and Trevor Nunn |
| Designer | John Napier |
| Costumes | Andreane Neofitou |
| Lighting | David Hersey |
| Music | Stephen Oliver |
| Fights Directeor | Malcolm Ransom |
| Musical Director | Richard Brown/Nigel Hess |
| Lighting Assistant | Jozef Celder |
| Assistant Director | Peter Clough |
| Script Assistant | Sarah Spare |
| Stage Manager | Rachel Whitteridge |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Rachael Artingstall |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Alison Owen |
| The production was sponsored by James M. Nederlander and presented in association with the | Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children |
| copyright of Peter Pan was vested. | |
Cast
| The Storyteller | Brian Murphy |
| Mr Darling | Stephen Moore |
| Mrs Darling | Caroline Harris |
| Wendy | Jane Carr |
| John | Philip Franks |
| Michael | Philip Dupuy |
| Nana | Christopher Hurst |
| Liza | Tina Jones |
| Peter Pan | John McAndrew |
| Tinker Bell | Jenny Dunbar |
| The Ostrich | Jill Connick |
| Slightly | Christopher Wright |
| Tootles | Allan Hendrick |
| Nibs | Paul Spence |
| Curly | Roger Hyams |
| First Twin | Raymond Platt |
| Second Twin | Piers Ibbotson |
| Cecco | John Nolan |
| Bill Jukes | Dean Allen |
| Cookson | Mike Murray |
| Gentleman Starkey | Clyde Pollitt |
| Skylights | Jeremy Wilkin |
| Smee | Timothy Kightley |
| Noodler | John Dallimore |
| Robert Mullins | Stanley Page |
| Captain James Hook | Stephen Moore |
| The Crocodile | Dean Allen & Doyle Richmond |
| Great Big Little Panther | Graham Sinclair |
| Tiger Lily | Denica Fairman |
| The Piccanninny Tribe | Jill Connick, Jenny Dunbar , Sally Jane Jackson, Tina Jones, Jeffrey Robert, Derek Smee |
| The Mermaids | Jill Connick, Jenny Dunbar , Sally Jane Jackson, Tina Jones |
| The Never Bird | Caroline Harris |
| Chay Turley | Doyle Richmond |
| George Scourie | Christopher Hurst |
| Wibbles | Derek Smee |
| Alsatian Fogerty | Graham Sinclair |
| Canary Robb | Jeffrey Robert |
| Jane | Sally Jane Jackson |
Musicians
| Musical Director/Piano/Synthesiser | Richard Brown |
| Trumpets | Roderick Tearle/Colin Rae |
| Horn | Duncan Hollowood |
| Horn/Tuba | Brian Newman |
| Trombone | David Hissey |
| Flute | Christopher Lacey |
| Oboe | Caroline Marwood |
| Clarinet | Victor Slaymark |
| Bassoon | Peter Whittaker |
| Cello | Andrea Hess |
| Percussion | Tony McVey/Peter Washtell |