The team behind the global hit, The Play That Goes Wrong, brings their trademark comic mayhem to the J.M. Barrie classic Peter Pan. Peter Pan Goes Wrong is a highly physical comedy packed with finely-tuned and inspired slapstick, delivered with split-second timing and ambitious daring. The play sees the ‘Cornley Drama Society’ back on stage battling technical hitches, flying mishaps and cast disputes as they attempt to present J.M Barrie’s much-loved tale. But will they ever make it to Neverland?
Is Peter Pan Goes Wrong quite as blisteringly sidesplitting as The Play That Goes Wrong? Well, no; it’s difficult or perhaps impossible to offer the surprises of that initial foray into the Mischief formula. But the frantic, manic, desperate humor is the same; you might start the affair sitting in your seat thinking “go ahead, just try to entertain me” as you watch pseudo-stagehands scurrying to apply last-minute fixes to the ramshackle scenery. But as with the earlier show, they quickly win you over. And do, for gosh sake, bring the kids.
At two hours and five minutes over two acts, the effect of the wackiness wears off a tad toward the end - even though the final chase scene is brilliantly choreographed on Simon Scullion's set of a million secrets. And some adults in the audience (not this one) might turn up their noses at Shields' pantomime-like insistence that kids boo Captain Hook. And they boo a lot. A few theatergoers looked aghast, like some drunks had just thrown their bras at King Lear. To them I'll give the opposite advice that Peter Pan would: Grow up! Shields' self-debasement is delightful. That's really all this lovable cast wants anyway - for us to get rowdy for them to be ridiculed.
General Rush
Price: $45
Where: Barrymore Theatre box office on the day of the performance.
When: Available at each performance when the Box Office opens at 10AM the day of the performance.
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Determined at the discretion of the box office. Subject to daily availability.
Digital Lottery:
Price: $40
Where: PanGoesWrongBway.com/Lottery
When: Entries for the Peter Pan Goes Wrong digital lottery starts at 12 AM, one day before the performance, and winners are drawn the same day at 10 AM and 3 PM
Limit: Two per customer
Information: Tickets are subject to availability.
2016 | West End |
West End Return Engagement West End |
2023 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2023 | West End |
West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Performer in a Play | Neil Patrick Harris |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Play | Roberto Surace |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Adam Meggido |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Unique Theatrical Experience | Peter Pan Goes Wrong |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | Peter Pan Goes Wrong |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Adam Meggido |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Peter Pan Goes Wrong |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Scenic Design (Play or Musical) | Simon Scullion |
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