Chapter 1 – The happy home of the Darling family is disrupted by the arrival of Peter Pan, whose visits to the Nursery don't go unnoticed by Mrs Darling.

This episode was directed by Marli van der Bijl with Elizabeth Bradford and Olivia French.

It features the voices of Matthew Bradford as Narrator, Trillian Sharples as Peter Pan, Anna Bilbrough as Mrs Darling, Barry Kay as Mr Darling, Alana Denham Preston as Wendy Darling, Ethan Bradford & Joseph Appleton as John Darling, James Bradford & Felix Steinwandel as Michael Darling, Casey Withoos as Liza, Yuki French Walker as Nana, Jack Emond & Jono Lukins as Mary's Suitors and Elizabeth Bradford as Mary's Friend.

Sound design and musical direction for this episode by Marli van der Bijl. Attributions for sound and music used in this episode can be found here.

The theme song for our production is Nefeli by Stamatis Seraphim.

This production was directed by Elizabeth Bradford, Olivia French and Marli van der Bijl and prepared for production by Tyrone Cross, Amanda Mill, Angela Olwyn on behalf of Ballarat National Theatre. Original story by James M. Barrie and adapted for audio by Elizabeth Bradford, Olivia French, Angela Olwyn and Marli van der Bijl.

This production was produced on the lands of the Boonwurrung, Wadawurrung and Wurundjeri people. Cast recordings for this episode were made on the lands of the Bunurong, Dja Dja Wurrung, Gadigal, Ngunnawal, Noongar, Wadawurrung, Wangal and Wurundjeri people. Ballarat National Theatre acknowledges and pays respect to our traditional custodians and to their past, present and emerging leaders.

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