Peter Pan Goes Wrong

by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer

Tonight Neverland is fleshed out with plenty of plant life, certainly bettering 2011's production of Jack and the Bean-Cactus. So, with no further ado, please put your hands together for J.M. Barrie's Christmas classic : Peter Pan!

The inept and accident-prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society set out to present J. M. Barrie's classic tale of Peter Pan , their most audacious production to date. Flying? Pyrotechnics? Sharp hooks? What ensues is two acts of hysterical disaster. You'll laugh, they'll cry. Something so wrong has never been so right.

From the mischievous minds of the West End and Edinburgh hit The Play That Goes Wrong comes this highly original, chaos-filled re-telling of J.M. Barrie's much-loved classic.

Peter Pan Goes Wrong received its world premiere at the Pleasance Theatre, London, on 10 December 2013 and transferred to the West End on 4 December 2015. This edition was published to coincide with the West End transfer.

Genres: Plays, Humor, School, Drama, Fiction, Comedy

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1946

Reviews

[Illiterate · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’d be churlish to complain about an unambitious farce that gets laughs. (Physical comedy is better seen than read.)

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just as enjoyable as its predecessor, this play is an enjoyable read - especially for those who have been there !!

[Chacha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did I read this while watching the play for the billionth time ? 💚I think I might know it by heart

[libreroaming · Rating 5 out of 5]

The play itself is a 5 star. The book published is not an excellent representation of it though. It is not always clear in the directions of what is "improvising" while much more consistent keeping track of Denis's headset antics. Aand there are simple typesetting errors. But it is very handy to refer to, especially to see what Robert the pirate is actually saying, and the story is delightful.

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

While not as laugh out loud hilarious as THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, it is still a very funny play. It also manages to retain moments of charm from Barrie's original play. Having been in a production of Peter Pan a few decades ago, I was surprised how many of lines from Barrie's play came back to me.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

And the hilarity continues from the folks that brought us The Play That Goes Wrong! Peter Pan Goes Wrong in every delicious way you can imagine. Just think of a production of Peter Pan that you've seen, and picture any one aspect of it going wrong...I'll wait....Now imagine that multiplied by 1000. Fly rigs, sets, lights, actors, sound cues it all goes horribly wrong in this hilarious piece!

[Ray Quirolgico · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perhaps even more than this group’s other comedies, the intricacies of a play-within-a-play felt even more rich and incredibly tightly constructed to result in a great combination of heartfelt warmth and delicious humor. Really brilliant originality here!

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilariously funny script of a farce from Mischief Comedy. It centres around the Cornley Polytechnic amateur dramatic society's attempts to put on the play Peter Pan.

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it from start to finish!

[amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

may god bless the chloroplasts who did photosynthesis so the tree that was chopped to print this book could grow and be made into paper

[Jami · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw The Play That Goes Wrong on Broadway - endlessly hilarious - but didn't get to see this play, so of course had to read it. Laugh out loud funny!

[Michael Devereaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

such a fun time. I will forever want to be in a production of this :)

[pastareadsplays · Rating 3 out of 5]

Made me laugh a little!

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I stumbled across the performance Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society did of this play when I was browsing through musical bootlegs. So glad for the accidental discovery of this incredibly hilarious play :)

[Jennifer Bridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore the Mischief theatre company and all that they do, but this play is impossible to do without a huge budget and technical director.

[Cara Patel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hilarious as always. The play that goes wrong is still my favourite though

[Chris Kenyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

How can something that goes so wrong be so right??

[Carlo · Rating 5 out of 5]

me descojoné.

[Escapisme404 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I´m am Chris Bean, the director...

[libs :p · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this play so much.