We loved the cleverness of this production, written by Adrian Hodges (My Week with Marilyn), which partially sets the Peter Pan story in Great Ormond Street hospital, to which JM Barrie contributed all profits from the book (and thus why there is a real PP statue outside). Barrie's brother died - 'Peter Pan' is quite a weird story if you think about it.
Stanley Tucci is great in double role of the surgeon and Captain Hook (in best pantomime baddie tradition). Then we have Hazel Doupe, Laura Fraser, Paloma Faith, Zak Sutcliffe and various other people who's parts are doubled, plus The Killing's Bjarne Henriksen.
Q thought newcomer composer Maurizio Malagnini was one to watch (hear) and you could hear rather Italian opera overtones in some of the action scenes.
Made me think of AMOLAD's heavenly judge also being the surgeon; and the Princess Bride.
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