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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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Jennifer Reif has taught, directed, and performed around the
Pacific Northwest for decades. Her shelves are lined with
children’s books and her happy place is in the woods. She loves
devising creative theatre projects with kids and sharing ideas with
teachers. Jennifer holds her BA in Theatre from Morningside
College and also studied at Oxford University in England.
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This 30-minute version of Peter Pan has all the charm of
the classic story with simple and creative staging. Follow
Peter and Tinkerbell to Neverland where Wendy and her
brothers have a food fight with the Lost Kids, battle the
playful pirates, and of course, make Captain Hook walk
the plank. Simple songs from the public domain are
provided to make this play even more fun.
J.M. Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright, most famous for his story of Peter Pan.
(1860-1937) The character of Peter Pan first appeared in a novel for adults in 1902. Later he
put the character at the center of a stage play titled, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow
Up. It premiered in London in December 1904. There were several incarnations of Peter Pan
stories after that. Barrie may have based the character of Peter Pan on his older brother, David,
who died in an ice-skating accident the day before his 14th birthday.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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Adapted by Jennifer Reif
CHARACTERS: 12+
Peter Pan
Tinkerbell
DARLING SIBLINGS
Wendy
John
Michael
PIRATES
Captain Hook
Smee
Starkey
Noodles
LOST KIDS
Tootles
Nibs
Curly
Consider adding more pirates, lost kids, or even fairy assistants to expand the cast size.
To make the cast smaller, eliminate a pirate or Lost Kid by consolidating lines.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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STAGING IDEAS:
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This play can be performed with very simple staging or
with an elaborate set. For an easy and creative option
consider using blankets or sheets to help establish the
three different locations.
Playroom: Use a blanket or sheet to toss the stuffed dog Nana up and down in the air.
Then use the bedding as they go to sleep on the playroom floor. Perhaps the children
have even made a fort out of blankets.
Neverland: As they fly to Neverland you might consider some playful staging with
billowing of the sheets or blankets. Or, you might create a shadow puppet of the group
flying to Neverland behind a sheet.
Pirate Ship: The blankets or sheets can become the sails and/or water.
•
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While you don’t need any specific set pieces, you might consider using stage blocks or
benches. In the playroom, these could provide levels. In Neverland the lost kids might
sit, stand, or play on them. They might be configured to become the bow of the pirate
ship.
Consider having the actors make the scene changes. For instance, the Lost Kids set up
Neverland as they play and the Pirates set up the ship while they swab the deck.
MUSIC:
All the songs used in this play are from the public domain. The lyrics have been changed to suit
the story. Feel free to use them or omit them as you please. They are easy to sing without
accompaniment, but you could certainly incorporate instruments or background tracks.
PROPS:
Wendy-needle and thread/with either a pin cushion or a little sewing basket
Noodles- Spyglass
Starkey-Treasure map
Michael-Stuffed dog Nana
Curly-Stuffed bear Barrie
Tinkerbell-Glitter is not recommended for fairy dust. It is not good for the
environment, and it will be on everything…forever! Fairy dust can be imagined or made
of paper confetti.
*Kids love to have props. Consider giving each character one simple prop to carry that suits
their character and helps tell the story.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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Adapted by Jennifer Reif
SCENE 1
Bedtime
AT RISE: It’s evening. The Darling children are playing before bedtime. Wendy and John are
playing a game of “Keep Away” with Michael’s stuffed dog, Nana. They are tossing her up and
down on a billowing blanket or sheet. It’s all in good fun. There might be a simple fort of
blankets they’ve created.
JOHN
Ruff! Ruff! (Making the sound of a dog barking.)
MICHAEL
Give her to me!
WENDY
Look! Nana’s flying!
MICHAEL
Dogs don’t fly!
WENDY
This one does!
MICHAEL
Give her to me!
JOHN
Say pretty please.
MICHAEL
Pretty please. (Continues to toss Nana)
WENDY
With sugar on top.
MICHAEL
With sugar on top.
WENDY
Okay. Here’s your silly pup. (Finally gives the dog to Michael)
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MICHAEL
(Holding the stuffed dog close.) Don’t worry. I won’t let them hurt you, Nana.
JOHN
We would never hurt Nana.
WENDY
(Moving in close to stuffed dog to apologize.) It’s true. We’re sorry Nana.
MICHAEL
(Makes growing dog sound for Nana) Grrr…
(They all laugh. This playful banter was good-humored fun.)
WENDY
All right everyone. Enough playing. It’s time for bed.
MICHAEL
But I’m not tired at all. (yawning)
WENDY
I know. But I promised Mother and Father we would go sleep at a reasonable hour.
JOHN
Oh, Wendy, you’re no fun.
WENDY
Well, I’m the oldest and I say it’s time for bed.
JOHN
Aye! Aye! Captain. (Saluting his sister)
(They prepare blankets and pillows for sleep.)
MICHAEL
It’s fun to sleep on the playroom floor. It’s like camping.
JOHN
What do you know of camping?
MICHAEL
Well, I’ve read a book about it.
JOHN
Reading is not the same as knowing.
MICHAEL
I know it’s not.
JOHN
Maybe someday we can go camping, and sleep in a real tent.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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MICHAEL
Or under the stars!
WENDY
Let’s pretend we’re camping tonight. It will be like an adventure. Come now. Let’s imagine we
are somewhere far away.
(They prepare for bed. Perhaps snuggling with blankets and pillows.)
MICHAEL
Wendy, will you sing us a song before bed?
WENDY
Of course, I will.
(Boys sit up to hear Wendy’s song. She might be sitting with them or preparing the tent of
blankets.)
WENDY’S LULLABY
To the tune of Irish Lullaby (Song in the Public Domain)
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Hush now close your eyes.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
In our dreams, we’ll fly
(Consider having boys join in the second verse or repeat the song with all three kids singing.)
JOHN
Goodnight Wendy.
WENDY
Goodnight John.
MICHAEL
Hey! What about me?
JOHN AND WENDY
(Giggling) Goodnight Michael.
SCENE CHANGE: The children fall asleep. Lights change. Perhaps some magical music or
chimes. Peter enters. After a while of searching for his shadow, he finds it. The shadow can be
imaginary. He cries softly as he tries to get his shadow to stick on.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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SCENE 2
Peter and Tinkerbell
WENDY
Boy, why are you crying?
PETER
I’m not crying.
WENDY
Well, you seem awfully sad.
PETER
That’s because I can’t get my shadow to stick on.
WENDY
It’s come off?
PETER
Yes.
WENDY
I can help you. Would you like me to sew it back on?
PETER
You’d do that for me?
WENDY
Certainly. Let me get my needle and thread.
(She grabs a needle and thread, perhaps from a pin cushion or a little sewing basket. As she
sews…)
PETER
What is your name?
WENDY
Wendy Moira Angela Darling. What’s yours?
PETER
Peter Pan.
WENDY
Is that all?
PETER
Yes. That’s my name.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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WENDY
Where do you live?
PETER
(Pointing out into the distance.) Second star on the right and straight on till morning.
WENDY
That’s a funny address.
PETER
No, it’s not.
WENDY
(Finishes the sewing.) There we go. All done.
PETER
Wendy, look! Oh the cleverness of me! (He crows like a rooster.)
WENDY
You’re welcome! (sarcastically)
PETER
How thoughtless of me. Thank you for sewing on my shadow.
WENDY
It’s a very nice shadow.
PETER
I’ve had it for years.
WENDY
Peter, how old are you?
PETER
I don’t know. I ran away the day I was born.
WENDY
Ran away? Why did you do that?
PETER
Because I heard my parents talking about what I would become when I grew up. But I don’t
want to grow up. I want to stay a child forever. So I ran away to live among the fairies.
WENDY
You know fairies?
PETER
Well, just one really. Tinkerbell.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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WENDY
Tinkerbell?
PETER
Yes. She’s around here somewhere.
WENDY
In this very room?
PETER
Of course. She goes everywhere with me. Where are you Tink?
TINKERBELL
Here I am. (Appearing)
WENDY
It is an honor to meet you Tinkerbell.
TINKERBELL
Likewise, I’m sure.
WENDY
A world with fairies? Where is this place you live?
TINKERBELL
We live in Neverland with the Lost Kids.
WENDY
What are Lost Kids?
PETER
They are the children who fall out of their prams when no one is looking. If they are not
claimed in seven days, they are sent to Neverland. I’m Captain.
TINKERBELL
Peter we’ve got to go!
WENDY
Oh, please don’t go. I can sing you songs and tell you stories.
PETER
You could come with us.
TINKERBELL
I don’t think she can fly.
PETER
I’ll teach her.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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WENDY
What about my brothers?
PETER
I’ll teach them too.
WENDY
Really?
PETER
Of course! The more the merrier.
WENDY
(Gently waking them) John, Michael, wake up! It’s time for an adventure.
JOHN
Adventure? I’m awake!
MICHAEL
But I just fell asleep.
WENDY
You’ll want to wake up for this. Peter Pan and Tinkerbell are going to teach us to fly and take
us to Neverland.
JOHN
Neverland? Where is that?
PETER
(Pointing again.) Second star to the right and straight on till morning.
MICHAEL
I must be dreaming.
PETER
If you want to fly, just think lovely thoughts.
WENDY
Lovely thoughts?
PETER
Yes, and they will lift you into the air.
(They all close their eyes and think lovely thoughts, but nothing is happening)
WENDY
I’m thinking of flowers.
JOHN
I’m thinking of books.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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MICHAEL
I’m thinking of candy.
(The children wait a moment, then open their eyes and look at each other.)
WENDY
It’s not working.
PETER
Silly me. I forgot something. Tinkerbell, we need to sing and blow fairy dust on them first.
(This song can be sung first by Peter and/or Tinkerbell and then again with all the kids. Add
simple choreography. One idea would be to use the bedding so each child can fly off stage with
theirs billowing behind. Or, you might create a shadow puppet show of them flying behind a
sheet.)
FLYING
To the tune of Sailing, Sailing (Song in the Public Domain)
Flying, flying,
Through the sky at night
Over the moon and back again
When stars are shining bright!
Flying, flying,
Through the sky at night
Straight on ‘til morning
Second star to the right!
(Once they have sung and have fairy dust sprinkled on them, they can ‘fly’ off stage.)
TINKERBELL
You’re flying! Wait for me!
SCENE CHANGE: Consider instrumental music or the sound of birds chirping. Clear the
playroom and establish Neverland. It’s morning. Perhaps the Lost Kids enter with billowing
sheets as the others exit.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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SCENE 3
Neverland
(It’s early morning and the Lost Kids are playing the same sort of keep-away game that the
Darling siblings were playing at the beginning. The stuffed bear belongs to Curly. Its name is
Barrie, as an homage to J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan.)
TOOTLES
Grrr! Grrr! (Making the sound for the stuffed bear. Teasing, then tossing the stuffed bear to
Nibs. Curly is in the middle. They are playing keep-away.)
NIBS
Come and get it! (Catching the stuffed bear, then tossing it back to Tootles.)
CURLY
Give it to me.
TOOTLES
Say pretty please.
CURLY
Pretty please. (Tootles tosses it back to Nibs)
NIBS
With sugar on top.
CURLY
With sugar on top.
NIBS
Fine! Here’s your bear.
CURLY
(Holding the stuffed bear close. Speaking to the bear.) Don’t worry Barrie, I won’t let them hurt
you. (The name Barrie is an homage to J.M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan)
TOOTLES
We’re just playing, Curly.
NIBS
That’s right. When Peter’s away, the kids will play.
TOOTLES
Speaking of Peter, where is he?
CURLY
He said he’d be back by morning.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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NIBS
Well, it’s morning and he’s not here.
TOOTLES
You know Peter. He’s always flying around and stirring up mischief.
CURLY
Let’s just hope he didn’t get into any mischief with the pirates.
TOOTLES
Shhhh! Don’t mention the P-I-R-A-T-E-S. (spells out pirates)
NIBS
The last thing we need is those buccaneers nosing around here.
(Pirates heard singing and grumbling off stage.)
TOOTLES, NIBS, CURLY
Pirates! Hide!
(Lost kids hide.)
(Pirates enter singing. Perhaps they move in a comical line, do simple choreography, or create a
tableau. Noodles carries a pirate spyglass and Starkey carries a rolled-up treasure map.)
PIRATE SONG
To the tune of Drunken Sailor (Song in the Public Domain)
What shall we do with Jolly Roger
What shall we do with the Jolly Roger
What shall we do with the Jolly Roger
Earl eye in the mornin’!
Way hey and up she rises
Way hey and up she rises
Way hey and up she rises
Earl eye in the mornin’!
(Pirates end the song with a flourish and pose. They are now looking for the Lost Kids.)
SMEE
I’m sure I heard those Lost Kids around here somewhere.
STARKEY
Me too!
NOODLES
Me three!
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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SMEE
(Ordering Starkey and Noodles to go in opposite directions.)
(To Starkey) You go that way!
(To Noodles) You go that way!
What do you see Starkey?
STARKEY
I see the sea.
SMEE
What do you see Noodles? (Captain Hook comes right up to Noodles)
NOODLES
I see the Captain.
(Noodles is looking through the spyglass even though Captain Hook is very close.)
SMEE
Which captain?
NOODLES
Captain Hook.
SMEE
Captain Hook?
(3 Pirates fumble around and then line up, at attention, saluting Captain Hook)
CAPTAIN HOOK
You bumble heads! Where is Peter Pan?
SMEE
I don’t know sir.
CAPTAIN HOOK
You don’t know?
SMEE
No sir.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Then why are we here Smee?
SMEE
We heard the sounds of children laughing.
CAPTAIN HOOK
This is no laughing matter, Smee.
SMEE
No sir.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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CAPTAIN HOOK
We are looking for those Lost Kids because I want their Captain, Peter Pan! He’s the one who
cut off my hand and fed it to a crocodile. (holds up hook)
STARKEY
Ouch. That must have hurt.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Of course it did, you fool.
NOODLES
I like your hook, Captain. It’s shiny.
CAPTAIN HOOK
I don’t need compliments Noodles. I need revenge!
NOODLES
Yes, sir. Revenge!
CAPTAIN HOOK
Back to the ship! I’m getting hungry and I need a snack.
SMEE
Good idea, Captain.
STARKEY and NOODLES
(adlibs) Me too. I’m starving.
CAPTAIN HOOK
No one gets a snack until I get Peter Pan!
PIRATES
Aye, aye, Captain!
PIRATE SONG REPRISE
Let’s head back to the Jolly Roger
Let’s head back to the Jolly Roger
Let’s head back to the Jolly Roger
Earl eye in the mornin’!
Way hey and up she rises
Way hey and up she rises
Way hey and up she rises
Earl eye in the mornin’!
(Pirates exit with gusto.)
(Lost kids sneak out of hiding.)
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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TOOTLES
That was close.
NIBS
That was scary.
CURLY
We’ve got to warn Peter.
(Enter Peter)
PETER PAN
Did someone say my name? (Crows)
LOST KIDS
Peter Pan!
PETER PAN
At your service. (Bows dramatically)
TOOTLES
Peter! The Pirates were here.
NIBS
Captain Hook is coming for you.
CURLY
You’ve got to hide.
PETER PAN
I will do no such thing. I’ve brought my new friends to Neverland. We need to show them our
hospitality.
TOOTLES
I don’t see anyone.
PETER PAN
Tink was helping them land. Here they come now.
(Tinkerbell and the children enter.)
TINKERBELL
Allow me to introduce John, Michael, and Wendy Darling. (Children bow as Tinkerbell introduces
them.)
PETER PAN
Please make them feel welcome.
(Lost kids do silly, yet inappropriate greetings of raspberries, sticking their tongues out, etc.)
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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WENDY
Well, that was the strangest greeting I’ve ever received.
JOHN
I liked it.
MICHAEL
Me too.
WENDY
Peter, who are your friends?
PETER
How rude of me. Allow me to introduce you. This is Tootles, Nibs, and Curly. (Each bow in their
own way as they are introduced.)
WENDY
Is that really what your parents named you? (To all three Lost Kids)
TOOTLES
I don’t know. I never met my parents.
NIBS
I like to think Nibs is short for Nathaniel Ignatius Barnaby Smith. But everyone just calls me
Nibs.
CURLY
They call me Curly because, well… I don’t know. (The line can be funny whether or not the
actor has curly hair.)
TOOTLES
Enough chit-chat. Captain Hook is really mad.
JOHN
Why is that?
NIBS
Peter cut off his hand.
WENDY
Peter, that is awful! You should be ashamed of yourself.
PETER
It was an accident. Well, not exactly an accident. We were having a duel and well… that’s what
happens when you play with swords.
WENDY
If I were in charge, there would be no swords. And I would make sure you were all being safe
and making good choices.
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TOOTLES
Being safe?
NIBS
Making good choices?
CURLY
Why?
WENDY
Because I care about you and want what’s best for you.
PETER
Really? You care about us?
WENDY
Yes.
TOOTLES
That’s so nice.
NIBS
Nobody has ever cared about us before.
CURLY
I think you should stay here forever.
WENDY
That’s lovely, but we need to be going. Our parents will start worrying about us soon.
PETER
But I want you to stay in Neverland and be Lost Kids just like us.
JOHN
That sounds fun!
MICHAEL
Yes! I want to stay a child forever.
WENDY
No. We must go home soon.
TOOTLES
At least have a proper meal with us.
JOHN
I am getting hungry.
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MICHAEL
Me too.
WENDY
Well, we wouldn’t want to be rude.
NIBS
So you’ll stay?
WENDY
Just for one meal.
CURLY
And then forever?
WENDY
You’re sweet Curly. (Curly is flattered.)
JOHN
What’s for breakfast?
TOOTLES
Maybe pancakes. They are the best for throwing.
JOHN
Throwing?
NIBS
Or maybe pudding. It makes such a nice splat!
JOHN
I thought we were having breakfast.
CURLY
What good is breakfast without a food fight?
MICHAEL
Food fight?
PETER
Of course. We always have a good food fight after every meal.
MICHAEL
I love Neverland!
TINKERBELL
Come on, everyone! Let’s eat!
(They all exit. As they exit, Michael must drop Nana, leaving her behind on stage.)
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(Smee, Noodles, and Starkey re-enter.)
SMEE
(Stops, looks around) This place looks familiar.
(All looking up) Sky.
(All looking down) Ground.
(All looking at the dog) Dog.
STARKEY
Look at that cute little pup. (Crosses to the dog, picks it up, and hugs it.) I’ve always wanted a
dog.
NOODLES
Me too. Maybe it can be our mascot on the Jolly Roger.
STARKEY
If we make it back to the ship alive. I’m starving.
NOODLES
Me too.
STARKEY
I could really use a snack.
SMEE
You heard the Captain. If we ever want to eat again, we’ve got to find Peter Pan.
STARKEY
Even if we found him, how would we get him back to the ship?
NOODLES
That Peter Pan is a tricky one.
STARKEY
I don’t know. It might take a miracle.
(Michael and Wendy's voices from off-stage. Pirates freeze and listen.)
MICHAEL
Wendy, I can’t find Nana.
WENDY
Don’t worry Michael, I’ll go find her.
SMEE
What was that?
STARKEY
Sounds like kids.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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NOODLES
Quick! Hide!
(Pirates hide)
(Wendy enters and looks for the stuffed dog.)
WENDY
Where are you, Nana?
(Pirates appear and surprise Wendy. They keep the dog hidden at first.)
Oh, hello. Who are you?
SMEE
Who are you?
WENDY
I asked first.
SMEE
I’m Smee.
STARKEY
I’m Starkey.
NOODLES
I’m Noodles.
WENDY
Hello, I’m Wendy.
SMEE
Are you a Lost Kid?
WENDY
No. I’m a guest. My friend Peter brought me and my brothers here for a visit.
STARKEY
Peter Pan?
WENDY
Yes. Do you know him?
STARKEY
You could say that.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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WENDY
It’s nice to meet you both, but I’ve got to hurry and find my brother’s stuffed dog and then
head back. We’re having breakfast.
NOODLES
Breakfast? (dreamy and hungry)
SMEE
(To Wendy) Wait just a minute! (Pulling Starkey and Noodles aside) If we take the girl back to
the ship, Peter Pan will come looking for her. And you know what that means.
STARKEY
The Captain will get his wish.
SMEE
And we will get our…?
NOODLES
(realization) Snacks.
SMEE
Oh Wendy, is this what you were looking for? (Grabbing the dog from whoever has it and
showing Wendy.)
WENDY
Oh, there you are, Nana! (She reaches for it, but Smee pulls it away)
SMEE
Not so fast! If you want this dog you’ll have to come with us.
(Starkey and Noodles take Wendy by the arms. Wendy screams, but they shush her and lead
her off stage. Smee tosses the dog to the ground, and they all exit.)
(Enter Tinkerbell)
TINKERBELL
Wendy, where are you? You’re going to miss the food fight. (Spies dog on the ground) What’s
this? (Picks up Nana) Oh no! The pirates must have taken Wendy! I’ve got to tell Peter!
(Tinkerbell exits)
SCENE CHANGE: Consider instrumental music or sounds of the ocean. Perhaps the sheets or
blankets from previous scenes become the sails or the water. It’s possible that some of the
pirates ‘create’ the ship as part of the scene change. They could even sing the pirate song again
as they set up. You might use benches or stage blocks to represent the bow of the ship.
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Peter Pan in 30 Minutes
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SCENE 4
The Pirate Ship
(Pirates bring Wendy to the ship and present her to Captain Hook.)
CAPTAIN HOOK
Well, well, well. What do we have here?
SMEE
It’s a girl.
CAPTAIN HOOK
I can see that you bumble head.
STARKEY
Her name is Wendy.
CAPTAIN HOOK
And…
NOODLES
And she’s a friend of Peter Pan.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Peter Pan?
SMEE
You know what that means!
CAPTAIN HOOK
Revenge will be mine!
WENDY
Peter is my friend and when he realizes I’m gone he’ll come and rescue me.
CAPTAIN HOOK
That’s just wonderful. I always welcome a visit from Pan the Man.
WENDY
It’s very rude of you to capture me like this.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Well, it was rude of him to cut off my hand.
WENDY
That was an accident. Besides, you shouldn’t have been playing with swords.
SMEE
That’s funny.
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CAPTAIN HOOK
No, it’s not.
SMEE
You’re right. It’s not.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Just wait until I get my hands… I mean my hook on that lad.
STARKEY
Captain, can we have a snack now?
CAPTAIN
No! First, you must swab the decks. I want this boat to be in ship shape when I make Peter Pan
walk the plank.
PIRATES
Aye, aye, Captain!
(Pirates sing this sea shanty and then swab the decks. Captain Hook guards Wendy.)
SAILING, SAILING
(To the tune of Sailing, Sailing, a song in the public domain)
Sailing, sailing,
Far from Neverland
A pirate’s life is really fun
Our captain lost his hand
Sailing, sailing,
Far from Neverland
We steer the ship and swab the decks
And search for Peter Pan
(Repeat if you need more time, or even write more verses)
(The pirates continue to clean the ship. Peter, Tinkerbell, Lost Kids, John, and Michael all sneak
in. They are not yet visible to the pirates)
TINKERBELL
There she is! (Whispering. Pointing to Wendy)
PETER
There he is! (Whispering. Pointing to Captain Hook)
All right everyone, do you remember our plan? (All nod)
(The plan is for everyone to board the ship when Peter calls for them.)
(Peter jumps onto the ship, hopefully at a high level above all the pirates.)
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PETER
Hello, Hook!
CAPTAIN HOOK
Peter Pan!
PETER
That’s me!
CAPTAIN HOOK
I knew you’d come looking for your friend.
PETER
Let her go, Hook!
CAPTAIN HOOK
Not until I get what I want.
PETER
And what’s that?
CAPTAIN HOOK
I want to see you walk the plank.
PETER
Never.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Then she stays with us here on the Jolly Roger.
PETER
You don’t deserve someone as wonderful as Wendy.
CAPTAIN HOOK
I don’t care about the girl. I just want to see you suffer.
PETER
Then let’s fight fair and square.
CAPTAIN HOOK
Draw your weapon.
PIRATES
(chanting) Fight, fight, fight…
WENDY
No! Please don’t fight.
CAPTAIN HOOK
It’s just you and me, Peter Pan!
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PETER
That’s what you think. (Crows!) I’ve brought my friends!
(Consider using dramatic music to underscore the fight. Fun options in the public domain: Flight
of the Bumblebee, Ride of the Valkyries, or The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.)
(Lost Kids take to the ship and the battle begins. This could be a pillow fight, or silly objects like
rubber chickens, pool noodles, or hula hoops. No swords are needed. Pirates could even battle
with a mop, rolled-up map, or spyglass. Barrie the bear and Nana the dog could fight off pirates
too.)
(The battle ends with pirates jumping overboard in a comical fashion. Captain Hook should be
last. Once they are all gone, the kids cheer!)
TINKERBELL
You did it, Peter! You saved Wendy!
TOOTLES
That was amazing!
NIBS
That was fantastic!
CURLY
That was remarkable!
JOHN
What an adventure!
MICHAEL
No more Captain Hook!
WENDY
Thank you, Peter.
PETER
That’s what friends are for.
WENDY
We really must be going home now.
TOOTLES
But we want you to stay.
NIBS
Don’t leave us.
CURLY
Please!
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WENDY
This has been quite an adventure, but we can’t stay in Neverland.
PETER
Why not?
WENDY
Because this isn’t our home, Peter.
PETER
Will you come to visit?
WENDY
Of course, we will!
PETER
Then you may go home. But first, let’s sing a song and sail on ‘til morning.
(All kids cheer and sing)
SAILING SONG REPRISE
Sailing, sailing
The seas of Neverland
Around the moon and back again
What a merry band
Sailing, sailing
The seas of Never Land
Straight on ‘til morning
With our friend Peter Pan
CURTAIN
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