Peter Pan
The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
The Barbican Theatre, RSC
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 |
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 |