Finding Neverland
Musical
Text by James Graham
Music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy
Based on the Miramax film (screenplay by David Magee) and the play »The Man Who Was Peter Pan« by Allan Knee
German by Michael Alexander Rinz (dialogue) and Wolfgang Adenberg (lyrics)
The performance rights are transferred by MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden, in agreement with MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.eu).
European premiere on April 16, 2027
In German
Age recommendation: 11 years and above
J. M. Barrie achieved it all – only he appears to have lost himself doing it. His plays celebrate successes, but his heart is empty, his marriage is on the rocks, his imagination dulled. Only when he meets the young widow Sylvia and her four sons does a door open, behind which there is playing, laughter and dreaming, as if there were no such thing as pain. Barrie dives deeper all the time into the world of these children, creates adventure and characters – and writes further away from reality all the time, and into the magical universe of »Peter Pan«. But can life really be outwitted with stories?
With »Finding Neverland«, pop icon Gary Barlow (Take That) and award-winning playwright James Graham have created a poetic new musical about the evolution of a myth, about loss and about the rescuing power of the imagination. It invokes creativity and the courage to keep alive a sense of wonder. An invitation to believe in miracles again and to escape the everyday for a moment.
Cast on 19/06/2027
Die Llewelyn-Davies-Jungs
Ensemble
Orchestra of the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz