Peter Pan Review / blog 9

Lillian Xu

Mrs. Guarino

English II

Nov 15^th, 2015

Peter Pan Review

There was an orphan boy who never grows up. He knows a place called the Neverland, where he and his fairy friend, Tinker Bell can fly around and have fun. His name is Peter Pan. Unlike other children whose parents care about them, Peter Pan was abandoned by his mother. He refused to grow up, so he went away from his family and lived with the fairies in the Neverland. One day, when he was listening to the bedtime story by Mrs. Darling, he was found by the kids and he lost his shadow when escaping. When he went back for his shadow, he had occasionally woken up Wendy, who was Mrs. Darling’s daughter. She helped him fixed his shadow, and told him a lot of stories. Peter Pan found her very interesting, so he invited her and her brothers to Neverland and wanted Wendy to be their mother. Wendy, her two brothers John and Michael, Peter Pan, and the children in Wonderland had an incredible adventure. They built Wendy House, rescued Princess Lily, made friend with the Indians, and fought with the evil pirate Captain Hook. They won Captain Hook, and went back to their house. Peter Pan didn’t want Wendy to come back because he wanted Wendy to be his mother; but when he saw Mrs. Darling weeping and sent Wendy and her brothers back. He promised Wendy that he would come back every year to visit her and listen to her story.

I really enjoyed the play when I was watching it. Everything was set orderly and beautifully, especially for the background. The walls are painted in beautiful colors, the windows are well made, the bed seems warm and soft, and every single detail has been taken care of, which creates a dreamy atmosphere. It is obvious for the audiences to see that the varsity players had spent a great amount of time on the props, the costumes, the makeups and the setting. Everything happened in the play were just wonderful. The actors expressed their emotions through their facial language and body languages. When Peter Pan was fighting with Captain Hook, I can clearly feel the angriness from him; and when Wendy was kidnapped on the boat, I can feel her fear from her eyes. Overall, it was really a great performance.