Sky Arts At goes behind the scenes of the National Theatre of Scotland as they produce Peter Pan in collaboration with The Barbican in a brand new version of one of the most influential and magical stories ever told by a Scottish writer.

 

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Marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of creator JM Barrie, the production features sword fights, flying sequences, acrobats, illusions, the usual ticking crocodile and one great big hook

Directed by the National Theatre of Scotland’s own Olivier Award-winning John Tiffany and written by multi award-winning Scottish playwright David Greig (The Bacchae, Midsummer, Yellow Moon) this Peter Pan re-imagines the Darling family in Victorian Edinburgh, with Mr Darling working as an engineer on the construction of the Forth Bridge.

John Tiffany will be reunited with Laura Hopkins (Designer), Gareth Fry (Sound Designer) and Davey Anderson (Composer) from Black Watch, and with Guy Hoare (Lighting Designer) from Be Near Me. Vicki Amedumue joins the creative team as Aerial Choreographer.

We bring footage from the final stages of the production, interviews with the creative team and look into the world and legacy of JM Barrie, one of Scotland’s most famous writers.

Peter Pan on Tour
The National Theatre of Scotland and the Barbican’s production of  Peter Pan is touring to London and Scotland in May and June 2010.

Peter Pan is at His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen (15 to 19 June). For full tour and booking information please visit nationaltheatrescotland.com

Since its launch in February 2006, the National Theatre of Scotland has been involved in creating 124 productions in 115 different locations. With no building of its own, the Company takes theatre all over Scotland and beyond, working with existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest quality. It takes place in the great buildings of Scotland, but also in site-specific locations, airports and tower blocks, community halls and drill halls, ferries and forests.  The company has performed to over 482,000 people, across three continents.