

In the U.S., the original version has also been supplanted in popularity by the 1954 musical version, which became popular on television.

The play is now rarely performed in its original form on stage in the United Kingdom, whereas pantomime adaptations are frequently staged around Christmas. The play has since seen adaptation as a pantomime, stage musical, a television special, and several films, including a 1924 silent film, a 1953 animated Disney full-length feature, and a 2003 live action production with state-of-the-art special effects. It was later revived with such actresses as Marilyn Miller and Eva Le Gallienne. A Broadway production was mounted in 1905 starring Maude Adams. The play debuted in London on 27 December 1904 with Nina Boucicault, daughter of playwright Dion Boucicault, in the title role. The novel follows the play closely, but includes a final chapter not part of the original play. The play and novel were both inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family. Both tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook. Barrie of his most famous play Peter Pan or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904). Peter and Wendy, published in 1911, is the novelisation by J. JM Barrie - Peter Pan (Peter and Wendy).ePub
