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Peter Pan, which was alternately titled “The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up,” was first performed in London, England, on December 27, 1904, at the Duke of York Theatre. It has since become one of the most widely performed and adapted children’s stories in the world. It is ... Barrie’s best-known work, though he was a prolific author writing in a number of genres. Critics believe that one reason Peter Pan was successful from the first is that Barrie combined fantasy and adventure in a way not done before. The play offers a fresh means of storytelling that appeals to both adults and children. While children enjoy the imaginative story and flights of fancy, adults can relate to Peter Pan’s desire to forego mature responsibilities and live in the moment.
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Peter Pan is a relative newcomer to the world of pantomime, despite the fact that it has been a highly successful children's play since 1904. When J.M. Barrie, the author created the play, it was an instant success, and for over eighty years his original work has been performed at Christmas, mainly in London, and later throughout the country.
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The UK copyright for Peter Pan originally expired at the end of 1987 (50 years after Barrie's death), but was reestablished through 2007 by the European Union directive. Additionally, in 1988 the government had enacted a perpetual extension of some of the rights to the work, entitling the hospital to royalties for any performance or publication of the work (or works based on the play, such as those re-using the characters). This is not a true perpetual copyright... as it does not grant the hospital creative control nor the right to refuse permission. Nor does it cover the Peter Pan sections of The Little White Bird, which pre-dates the play and was not therefore an 'adaptation' of it. The exact phrasing is in section 301 of, and Schedule 6 to, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988:
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Jason Isaacs, the versatile British actor who plays Peter Pan's nemesis, felt the impact of Sumpter's energy every day. "They can't hold him still to put the make-up on him in the morning," Isaacs joked. "He's a terrible influence on me and the Lost Boys, which is why he's such a great Peter Pan. He never looks down, he never looks back. He's like a supernova -- you have to try and keep up with him."
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Peter Pan is arguably not a pantomime. It has been performed in play and musical form almost continually over the past hundred years, but in recent years it’s strength as a pantomime subject cannot be ignored. It is now one of the top selling subjects for panto in the country.
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Peter Pan is the main character of the novel and various adaptations. He is described in the novel as a young boy who still has all his first teeth; he wears clothes made of hemp. He is the only boy able to fly without the help of fairy dust, and he can play the flute. Peter is afraid of nothing except women. He loves Wendy; ... it is not a romantic love รข€” he thinks of her as his mother. Barrie attributes this to "the riddle of his existence".
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