Peter Pan, runs away on the day he is born, as he hears his parents talk about what is in stock for him as he would grow up. On his visit to the Bloomsbury flats of Darlings, frightened by the dog, Peter Pan flies away, leaving his shadow behind. Returning to find his shadow, he teaches the three Darling children to fly, and they accompany him to Never Land, Peter Pan's home, a magical island where he lives with a group of lost boys and its inhabitants - Red Indians, mermaids and a hungry crocodile. The play grows more and more exciting when Peter Pan takes on the evil pirate Captain Hook.

Sir James Mathew Barrie (1860-1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright. His career began as a journalistic critic while he was at Edinburgh University. His first theatrical success was the farce, The Houseboat. Quality Street and The Admirable Crichton came out in 1902, followed by Peter Pan in 1904. Barrie went on to have a successful career as a versatile writer, but today, he is best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan, a literary character that has continued to delight children for more than a century.