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Scenario
ACT ONE
Scene 1: The Children's Room on the top floor of Number 14.
Night.
Mrs Darling encounters a strange being in her children's
room. It escapes
but leaves its shadow behind. It is the end of the day and
the children,
Michael, John and Wendy, with their dog Nana, play and have
supper. Mr and
Mrs Darling are preparing to go out to a dinner party and,
with Liza their
maid, get the children ready for bed before they leave.
As the children sleep, Tinker Bell, a fairy, flies into and
around the
room, followed by Peter Pan, whose fairy she is. Peter is
looking for his shadow
but when he finds it, can't get it to join on again. Wendy
wakes up and sews
it back on, and as Peter flies about the room her brothers
wake too. Peter teaches them all to fly, with the help of
Tinker Bell's fairy dust, and as Nana and their parents run
into the room, they all fly out of the window and up to...
Scene 2: The Stars. The First Adventure.
They fly over London, the sky and the seas, and arrive at
the Island of The Neverland.
Scene 3: The Jungle. The Second Adventure.
Lost Boys, Captain Hook, the Pirates and Wild Beasts are
all following each other through the jungle. There is a terrific
explosion from the Pirates cannon. Tinker Bell tells the Lost
Boys that Peter has brought them some prey to shoot down.
Tootles fires his arrow and Wendy falls down from the skies.
On Peter's return the boys realise that jealous Tinker Bell
has duped them. Wendy revives and as her brothers arrive in
the jungle, Peter leads them all off to the Mermaids Lagoon.
Scene 4: The Mermaids Lagoon. The Third Adventure.
Mermaids are sunning themselves as the children play, eat
and rest on the beach. The Pirates arrive by boat, and a fierce
fight ensues. Hook is chased away by the Crocodile who wants
the rest of him, having eaten his arm already. Peter and Wendy
are left alone on Marooner's Rock as the waters begin to rise.
Wendy flies away on the tail of a kite. It won't carry two
and Peter is unable to fly as Hook slashed him in the fight.
He prepares to die, the biggest Adventure of all, but the
Neverbird gives him her nest for a boat and he sails away
and into the next Adventure.
INTERVAL
ACT TWO
Scene 1: The Children's Room at Number 14. Night
Mrs Darling is asleep by the fire and Peter flies in to look
at her as she sleeps. In her dreams she weeps. Peter is moved
by her but flies away as she wakes to the realisation that
the room is empty.
Scene 2: The Underground Home. Fourth Adventure.
Wendy is cooking supper and Peter arrives home with the day's
catch. The
boys go to sleep and Wendy gives Peter his medicine, drawing
close to him.
The two children are momentarily enchanted with one another,
but Peter soon returns to his defiant self and abandons Wendy
for sleep. Wendy mends their clothes and falls asleep. The
pirates and Captain Hook abduct the children but Hook can't
reach
Peter so poisons his medicine instead. Tinker Bell wakes Peter
who realises what has happened. As he prepares to rescue them
all Tinker Bell tries to prevent him from drinking his medicine
before he goes. She drinks it herself to save his life and
is beginning to die. Peter asks us all to believe in fairies
and to clap our hands to save her life. Tinker Bell rallies
and they fly off to find Wendy and the boys.
Scene 3: The Jolly Roger - The Pirate ship. The Fifth and
Last Adventure.
On board ship the pirates, except Captain Hook, celebrate
the capture of the children and the imminent death of Peter
Pan. Hook has the boys herded towards the plank. The Crocodile
has swum out to the ship, looking for Hook. Peter Pan flies
on to the ship and the great and final fight begins. Peter
is triumphant and Hook jumps overboard and into the jaws of
the Crocodile. Peter and the boys now take over the ship becoming
pirates themselves before Peter orders them to take down the
pirate flag. Tinker Bell sprinkles the ship with fairy dust
as the sails unfurl and the ship begins to take flight - for
home.
Scene 4: The Children's Room at Number 14. Night
Mrs Darling and Liza are preparing the beds for the night
as they always do. When Mrs Darling is alone Peter flies in
and fights Mrs Darling for the children. Peter bars the window
but is moved by her distress and flies away, leaving the window
open for the children's return. They fly in and seeing their
mother asleep creep into their beds. Nana wakes Mrs Darling
up and the children are reunited with their parents and Nana.
The Lost Boys are welcomed into the family by Mr Darling and
Wendy and her mother are left alone. Wendy asks Peter to come
and live with them all too but he realises he would have to
grow up and flies off into the night, up into the stars and
back to the Neverland.
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