Peter Pan

An Audible Original Drama

By: J. M. Barrie

Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

This Audible Original Drama of Peter Pan takes listeners on a magical adventure with Peter, Wendy, Michael and John as they arrive in Neverland and take on Captain Hook with the help of Tiger Lilly and Tinker Bell.

The story begins at home in London during The Blitz, and Mary Darling is planning to evacuate her children to the countryside. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when a familiar face from her childhood returns...the one and only Peter Pan, the mysterious boy from Kensington Gardens. Intrigued by their mother’s friend, Wendy, Michael and John seek Peter Pan out, resulting in them being whisked off to Neverland and setting up home with Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys.

As Peter and his gang come up against the wickedly evil Captain Hook, their friendships and relationships are put to the test - can Wendy be honest with Peter about how she really feels, and will Michael and John return home without their sister?

Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince, My Best Friend’s Wedding) stars as Captain Hook alongside Adeel Akhtar (Four Lions, Killing Eve) as Smee, Gerran Howell (Catch-22, Emerald City) as Peter Pan and Eleanor Worthington Cox (Maleficent, Britannia) as Wendy alongside a full cast.

To mark the launch of this drama, Audible will be donating to Great Ormond Street Hospital, to whom J.M. Barrie unexpectedly and generously gifted his copyright of Peter Pan.

Performed by: Adeel Akhtar, Mariska Ariya, Catherine Bailey, Rupert Everett, Neil Frost, William Harper, Gerran Howell, Simon Kane, Mack Keith Roach, Rocco Padden, Richard Reed, Maya Shepelev, Louis Suc, Harry Tuffin and Eleanor Worthington-Cox.

Public Domain (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

pirates steal the show

I honestly struggled to stay interested at times, but every time I started to fade Hook and his pirates pulled me right back in.

Great fun!

Great fun! Brilliant! Excellent performances! For children to Adults of all ages. Sound effects enhance the adventure!

It’s Not the Original Story But My Daughter Loved It

Like many other reviewers I was quickly disappointed to discover that I was not listening to the original novelization of Peter Pan. I suppose my clue should have been that it is listen as an “Audible Original”, but given the many other disappointed reviewers, it would seem Audible should have done a better job communicating that this was new dramatized adaptation. Some of my disappointments about the changes are also similar to others; especially changing the time period to WWII London air raids. Also the Lost Boys having a working radio was odd. Changing the “Indians” to the Lost Girls made sense to me, to the point I wish they did more with them.

Despite my complaints, I gave it 4 stars. The reason for this is that my daughter loved it. She began telling me how she dreamed of going to Neverland, and I realized she finally did it. My daughter finally discovered the land of Faerie! She didn’t just enjoy the story, but tasted the wonder and desire that is part of the the reason Tolkien calls the land of Faerie “The Perilous Realm”. As a life long lover of the genre of fantasy, it brings my heart great delight to see my daughter made this discovery. And I have this Audible adaption of Peter Pan to thank for it.

revisionist historical view

For my part, I like the version of Little Red Ridinghood where the wolf ate grandma because the wolf ate grandma and that gives you a picture of what stories were like during that time period. The constant need to inject feminine heroes like creating the tribe of Lilly and deleting the lost boys is in my view revisionist. I am all for heroin stories, there are many historical examples and many yet to be written, but I don't think we should go medaling about changing classics to fit modern values. Every piece should be observed and judges by the context of the time it was written.

Peter piper Peter Parker and Peter rabbit plus we can’t forget Peter Pan the main character of this book

I like the audiobook and the normal book nice book recommend for small young kids 👍 perfect book

Great fun

Loved it. Good humor for all. I do believe in fairies! Made me laugh out loud.

Narration is amazing

They use multiple voice actors for the narration, making it very immersive. Fantastic presentation of this classic story.

captain hook is an OG

loved narration and voice acting captsin hook for example was brilliantly constructed as were all characters howver i loved the humor and deceitful inquires hook offered.

A Timeless Classic

A timeless classic as always . Enjoyable from start to finish like the first time I’ve read it . Always recommended for readers of all ages .

Fun

So much fun!! Different from the movie but so cute. Perfect for a long drive.