The Death of Peter Pan

Overview

The Death of Peter Pan tells the story of the real 'Peter Pan', Michael Llewelyn Davies, the favourite adopted son of Peter Pan author J. M. Barrie and part inspiration behind the beloved character. It travels across Eton, Paris and Oxford to tell the tragic tale of his 1920s golden era romance with the impulsive Rupert Buxton, which ended in a heartbreaking suicide pact.

Here the Barry Lowe play is reinvented for the 21st century, directed this time around by Robert Chuter, who is no stranger to staging (award-winning) productions. He explores lost childhood, coming of age, the difficulties of parenting and how the adventure to "fall in love, really in love" can sometimes be disastrous.

The FLY-ON-THE-WALL production runs for a limited season only — to get there, chase your shadow down to the Chapel off Chapel Theatre, second star to the right and straight on 'til morning.