jUly 2020
A new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan presented as an audio drama by a full cast. Gender roles, adolescence, and independence are all explored in this uplifting retelling of the classic tale. The show is hosted on YouTube & SoundCloud.
Adaptation Note: We at Panoply felt that we could not support the original play’s ignorant and racist depiction of the characters which are referred to as “the Piccaninny tribe” by the original playwright. As such, we removed that storyline altogether, as an acknowledgement that J.M. Barrie’s settler perspective has no place in the world today. This is not meant as an erasure of these past mistakes, but instead as a refusal to engage in this harmful depiction. Barrie’s original play is a cultural artefact, but Panoply is very firmly in the business of bringing classical stories to life for contemporary audiences to enjoy. We wished to be part of bringing this story into the twenty-first century.
More thoughts and info about other adaptations of this particular aspect of Barrie’s original play can be found in articles HERE and HERE.
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