JM Barrie
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4 out of 5 stars.Five actors take on all the parts in Lotte Wakeham’s production, engaging our imaginations in an affecting reworking
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Newly examined correspondence shows deep respect between Peter Pan and Treasure Island authors, who never met
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The Peter Pan author caught Hitchcock’s eye with this Hebridean-set ghost story about the intensity of mother-son relationships
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After breaking out with Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin has stumbled with his misjudged take on Peter Pan
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Eilean Shona inspired the author JM Barrie. It seems some dreams do come true …
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JM Barrie’s first draft of the classic story paints the hero as a far less pleasant boy
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3 out of 5 stars.Making Wendy younger gives a different dynamic to Deborah McAndrew’s engaging adaptation, with Baker Mukasa’s spontaneous Peter
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‘Always keep a-hold of Nurse,’ wrote Hilaire Belloc. But some nannies are best avoided …
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4 out of 5 stars.Sally Cookson’s stunning production brims with naughtiness, bloodlust and menace – recalling JM Barrie’s original intentions for the story
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Children’s books explore hope, fear, failure and love. Katherine Rundell on how the best of them can ignite the imagination of all readers, whatever their age
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Site at Moat Brae House in Scotland features a pirate ship and Lost Boys’ treehouse
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5 out of 5 stars.Ella Hickson’s adaptation of JM Barrie’s story is a funny and heartbreaking coming-of-age tale for its swashbuckling heroine
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Katherine Rundell was thrilled by the idea of plunging back into the world of Mowgli, Bagheera and Mother Wolf ... but could she create a prequel to The Jungle Book without killing the magic?
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Tension simmers, passions rage and things are never the same again. We pick the books, film and music in which heatwaves inspire race riots, sexual abandon – and even a chainsaw massacre
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3 out of 5 stars.Liz Carruthers directs a sprightly, good-looking revival of Barrie’s romantic 1902 hit
Stream team There are countless Peter Pan adaptations – but this underrated version is the best