Peter Pan Review

The CA version of Peter Pan was an absolutely marvelous spin on a timeless classic. Based off of the original script by J.M Barrie, this play in many ways, was different from the Disney animated version, it is darker and less joyous then the animated adaptation. I feel like the cast was brilliantly selected, Erin was a brilliant Peter Pan, bringing the sarcastic, extravagant and valiant young boy to life. Charlotte was incredible in her change of roles, switching between Mrs. Darling and the sinister, Captain Hook. Wiebke put on a beautiful and thrilling performance as the sweet, loving, Wendy Darling and really interpreted the character perfectly. John Jiang was absolutely marvelous as Mr. Darling and made that role come to life and then turned around and played Curly, one of the lost boys, a transitiion from serious to sarcasm. The scene was beautifully set up, the windows were perfectly placed and the trees and beds and all the props were just perfectly placed. The lighting effects were just brilliant by Jacob which really brough the set to life, I don't think I would have viewed it the same way as I did with the lights. Though Tink wasn't a character I thought it was really cheeky and cool that they put in the green light and the bell, it added humor to the performance, as you could only understand the response to what Tink was "saying" not what was being said. Maggie put on an incredible performance on the flute (I think it was the flute), in my opinion and ffrom what I have seen, the flute is a huge part of Peter's character and it is a perfect sound effect because it in some ways conveys his sense of loneliness and longing although he does not always show it.  Overall, the CA version of Peter Pan is one of my favorite adaptations of the play, because of the characters, the set and the way it was put on. CA has done it again with another top class performance, well done to all.