As you saw on the last page, Barrie was a very successful playwright. In Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie created something new, mixing high-art theatre with the low tradition of Pantomime performance. Panto performances continue to this day.

Watch this brief clip from the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry, England, to learn a bit about how this type of performance works today,

It’s Not a Panto – Peter Pan Goes Wrong

You don’t need to watch all of this, but watch some to get a sense of this recent Peter Pan that plays with the Panto tradition in a new way. This is a shortened version of their production filmed for the BBC. A version of the play came to Broadway last summer. You can also see a