New Vision of Classic Work

  Peter Pan has always been my favorite story, it presents the image of a wonderful fairy land.  Before I watched the stage play version of Perter Pan, I thought the red hair boy with tiny green hat only exists in Disney movies. According to stage director's introduction, it was written and performed many times before the animation.
  There's a huge difference between animation and stage play: because of the limited space for performance, a stage play has to cut a portion of the original work and use adaptations to show the most important parts. I think the Peter Pan show was really successful on presenting the essence of the play.
  First of all, the costumes were absolutely amazing, each character had delicate clothing that matched the character's personalities. My favorite one was Captain Hook's pirate suit, it was even better than the one in Disney Cartoon. I believe that good costumes bring incredibly good effect to the audience, make them understand the play better. There was one thing that caught my attention: there were actors that played several roles just by changing the costume. It actually worked out well because the costumes are able to make distinctions between those characters.
  The actors were decent, they might not be professional but definitely excellent enough for this play. Their voices were loud enough so the whole theatre could hear them well; everyone had appropriate face expressions and body language. All those factors add up and make the show perfect. There was one moment when Captain Hook was walking around and pointing his sword at the audience, I could actually feel the pressure from his eyes. Also, humor becomes a significant element in this play, the funny scenes attracted audience and kept their attention, so the two hours show doesn't get boring.
  There's another thing that's worth mentioning - the stage effect. The utilization of stage lights and props were exquisite. The narrator's role was fully showned with the assistance of spotlight, she was able to provide background information when everyone was staring at her. In the later scenes, red stage lights were used to intensify the atmosphere; when Captain Hook was driving his ship, the red light set up the tone for that scene.
  Thanks to the music performers and the staging crew, the show was fluently done. The flute player did a fantastic job, the background music was always clear and beautiful. When the light goes off, the only thing that existed was the music, and the scenes were connected by it.
  Anyway, the Peter Pan show gave me a whole new perspective to the play, and deeper understanding on stage performances. I hope there will be more plays like that in the future!