Wendy & Peter Pan

Join the Royal Shakespeare Company this winter as it returns to the Barbican with an exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before, with Wendy & Peter Pan – Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan directed by Jonathan Munby.

Follow Wendy on an awfully big adventure as she journeys far from the safety of the Darling’s nursery, taking centre stage in her quest to find the key to her parents’ forgotten happiness – the child they once lost, and discovers how the power of just one happy thought can set flight to newfound joy.

With Peter Pan, fairy Tink and Tiger Lily as her unlikely allies, Wendy gives the Lost Boys a run for their money as she takes on the diabolical Captain Hook, brought to life by RSC Associate Artist Toby Stephens (Oslo, Hamlet) in this staging and ultimately learns what it really means to grow up.

With breathtaking sets from designer Colin Richmond, flying, sword fighting and more than a sprinkling of fairy dust, Wendy & Peter Pan is an unforgettable journey for all the family, playing for 5 weeks only until 22 Nov.

Closing

22/11/2025

Running Time

2h45, inc. interval

Genre

Drama

Age & Content

7+

Please Note:

This production contains loud noises, flashing lights, haze/stage smoke, stage fighting, gun shots, pyrotechnics & sensitively explores themes of child loss.

Cast:

Toby Stephens as

Captain Hook/Mr Darling

Lolita Chakrabarti as

Mrs Darling

Daniel Krikler as

Peter Pan

Charlotte Mills as

Tink

Hannah Saxby as

Wendy

Joe Anthony, James Berkery, Kazmin Borrer, Lili-Evangeline Bryden & Alexander Kranz as

Shadow

John Sodiq Akanmu as

Skylights/Swing Shadow

Harrison Claxton as

Shadow/Doctor/Crocodile

Joe Hewetson as

Martin the Cabin Boy

Christopher Jeffers as

The Lost Shadow

Scott Karim as

Smee

Max Lauder as

Slightly

Meg Matthews as

Swing Shadow

Kwaku Mills as

Michael Darling

Alexander Molony as

Tom Darling

Kyle Ndukuba as

Tootles

Guy Rhys as

Doc Swain

Hadley Smith as

Knock Bone Jones

Ami Tredrea as

Tiger Lily

Marcello Walton as

Murt the Bat

Fred Woodley Evans as

John Darling

Tom Xander as

Curly

Creative:

Director -

Jonathan Munby

Set & Costume Designer -

Colin Richmond

Choreography -

Lucy Hind

Music -

Shuhei Kamimura

Sound Design -

Christopher Shutt

Lighting Design -

Oliver Fenwick

Video Design -

Taiki Ueda

Fight Director -

Terry King

Casting Director -

Annelie Powell CDG

Associate Director -

Ellie Taylor

Butoh Consultant -

Ikuyo Kuroda

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.