Peter Pan



Peter Pan is a production performed by Cornley Drama Society. It toured the UK and was performed on the West End. A one-hour version was broadcast on BBC 1 on 31st December 2016.

Plot (TV version)
The narrator introduces the Darling family, Nana the dog, and Eliza the housekeeper. Mrs and Mr Darling leave, and the children go to sleep. Peter Pan flies in through the window and finds his shadow, which Mrs Darling and Wendy trapped in a chest. The children wake up, and Peter teaches them to fly and takes them to Neverland. When they get there, they find that Captain Hook has kidnapped Tiger Lily. Captain Hook comes to the hideout and follows their tracks down to the shore. Wendy and Peter hide as the pirates come to Marooner's Rock to leave Tiger Lily there. Peter impersonates Hook and convinces the pirates to let Tiger Lily go. Hook arrives, and Peter Pan fights him.

Back at the hideout, Wendy, Michael, John and Tinker Bell have an imaginary meal. ("The World Of Make Believe") Peter returns and tells them about his latest adventures. Wendy realises that it is time for her and her brothers to fly home. Hook adds poison to Peter's medicine, but Tinker Bell drinks it and becomes unconscious. She is saved when the audience chant that they believe in fairies. Hook and the pirates kidnap the children, but Peter comes to their rescue, and a battle ensues. Eventually, Hook and the pirates are eaten by the crocodile, and the children return home to their parents.

Songs: World of Make Believe

Cornley Cast

 * Peter Pan - Jonathan Harris
 * Wendy Darling - Sandra Wilkinson
 * Captain Hook/Mr Darling - Chris Bean
 * Michael Darling/Crocodile - Max Bennett
 * John Darling/Smee - Dennis Tyde
 * Liza/Mrs Darling/Tinkerbell/Tiger Lily/Pirate - Annie Twilloil
 * Nana/Shadow/Starkey - Robert Grove
 * Tootles - Lucy Grove
 * Himself - Trevor Watson
 * Narrator - David Suchet
 * Various Cornley crew members

Trivia

 * Harry Kershaw, who played the role of Francis (the narrator and Cecco the pirate) in the original production, appears as the BBC stage manager. This is because his role as the narrator was taken over by David Suchet.
 * The intro before he play is diffrent between the stage play and the BBC recording. The BBC recording has a brief introduction to Cornley Drama Society whilst the stage version has a longer conversion where Robert and Chris talk about past productions and things that went wrong like their Repunzel production where Rapunzel had to be imprisoned in a Bungalow after an ill timed haircut.

Quotes

 * “Won't you sing us a lullaby mother? … No, Dennis! Speak with feeling, for God’s sake! … NO! NO! NO! DON’T REPEAT THAT, YOU IDIOT!”
 * “Thank heavens I didn’t wake the children!”
 * “Three cabs. One for Mary, one for me and one … for … my … hat!"
 * "This is a terrible show …. of cowardice, Tiger Lily! We’d thought you’d give up more of a fight!”
 * “You can’t act …. in this way when the captain arrives.”
 * “You have a sharp tongue now but you will tremble at the sight of Hook’s impressive arse …. enal of weapons back aboard the Jolly Roger!”
 * “Snap, snap!”
 * “Not you, Dennis! Walk away!”
 * “A cab! WHY IS THERE A CAB IN THE SEA?!”
 * “Dennis, you’re wearing the wrong costume.”
 * “I know! I know he’s behind me! I directed the show! I told him to go there! You have to let me find him!! … Idiots.”
 * “Shut up! What is wrong with you people?! This is a serious play!”
 * “But Max can’t act! He’s terrible as Michael, and the crocodile. He’s playing it like a Mammal!”
 * “Note: don’t use take one.”