<strong>Pan</strong> but they are often jealous of his relationships with other girls. One of them eventries to pull Wendy from Marooner’s Rock into the water.“At times a lovely girl leaps in the air seeking to get rid of her excess ofscales, which fall in a silver shower as she shakes them off.”J M BarrieMother Bird:Ostrich:Crocodile:Wolves:Appears to have fallen out of a tree and landed on the water intact. She floats around on thisnest hatching her eggs. It is the Mother Bird who saves <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Pan</strong> from Marooner’s Rock.A large bird with long legs and a long neck. This Ostrich is Slighlty’s pet.The giant animal that has eaten Captain Hook’s hand. It has also swallowed an alarm clockthat ticks loudly from inside its belly and warns of its approach.They roam wild in Never Land and are dangerous. However, the Lost Boys discover they can befrightened away by approaching them backwards, and staring at them from between your knees.20
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES<strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Pan</strong> is a story that has captivated the imagination of children and adults alike for over a century. Thecharacters, plot and themes of the story alone are rich resource material for educational work, but I believe theambitious and innovative staging techniques employed in our production will also provide great inspiration forcreative work, structured play and of course the development of performance skills. Below are a selection ofdiscussion topics and exercises based around key themes in <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Pan</strong> and the staging techniques used in thisproduction. They are designed as a springboard for work in the classroom or drama studio.· The first 8 topics contain examples of exercises for all Key Stage groups.· The last 5 sections are aimed at GCSE, BTECH and A Level Drama and Performing Arts Students.Many of these exercises are taken directly from games and improvisational work explored by theactors and director, Ben Harrison, in the rehearsal room.NEVER MAPNever Land is a magical place created in the imagination of each of the Darling children. Barrie believed allchildren create such magical places and that everyone is different.“Of course the Never Lands vary a good deal. On these magic shores children atplay are forever beaching their coracles. We too have been there; we can still hearthe sound of the surf, though we shall land no more.”J. M. BarrieDiscussionAsk the students if they can remember all the different places visited in the story of <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Pan</strong> and listthem on the board. Hopefully they will include the Nursery, Never Land, the underground home, the WendyHouse, Marooner’s rock, the Pirate Ship, the mermaid’s lagoon etc. Then ask them to think about what otherenvironments or places might be their Never Land. E.g. a forest where Tiger Lily and her braves live, a marsh,mountains, the sea, a sandy beach for the mermaid’s to sunbathe, an ice cream factory?.Now ask the students if they know what a sound-scape is? What sounds might they expect to hear in NeverLand? Can they remember any sound effects used in the show? Write all of these on the board too. e.g. windthrough the trees, birds calling, fairy laughter, pirates snoring, and wolves howling.Exercise 1: Key Stage 1, 2 + 3Tell the students that, on either a sheet of A4 or A3 paper, they are going to make their own map of NeverLand, including all the places they have mentioned. Never Land is a magical place so these might not look likeordinary maps. Depending on how far you want to take this you could encourage the students to use paint,fabric, make them 3-dimentional. Alternatively the class could make one big map together to cover a wholewall of the classroom.21
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