For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday NYC Reviews and Tickets

67%

(165 Ratings)

Positive

49%

Mixed

42%

Negative

Members say

Disappointing, Great acting, Slow, Ambitious, Quirky

About the Show

Playwrights Horizons presents the New York premiere of Sarah Ruhl's play in which five siblings are driven to reconnect with childhood dreams in the wake of their father’s death.

Playing Peter Pan at her hometown children’s theater is one of Ann’s fondest, most formative memories. Now, 50 years later, Neverland calls again, casting her and her siblings back to this faraway dreamscape where the refusal to grow up confronts the inevitability of growing old. Ruhl conjures a tender, yearning tale that flies in the face of time in the search for a second youth.

Show-Score Member Reviews (165)

Dated, Slow, Intense, Clever, Delightful

See it if - You're dealing with grief. - You are older than 25. - You love the story of Peter Pan.

Don't see it if - You're looking for minority voices. - You're looking for a youthful perspective. - You don't get the hype behind Peter Pan.

Great acting, Disappointing, Ambitious, Thought-provoking, Slow

See it if you have never seen Kathleen Chalfant on stage. Regardless of the shortcomings of the play, she is a theatrical treasure and not be missed.

Don't see it if you prefer plays with a dramatic arc or real stakes and character development; if lengthy conversations about aging and politics bore you.

Confusing, Intelligent, Great acting, Funny, Quirky

See it if Are interested in an interesting story.

Don't see it if Get confused easily. Still trying to sorta figure out this show

Slow, Banal, Confusing, Meh, Indulgent

See it if you want to see an established playwright's gift to her mother.

Don't see it if you're not interested in a family drama about white people with a strange twist.

Ambitious, Great staging, Slow

See it if You're looking for a sentimental piece on growing up, the realities of death and the joys of youth. Some moments of pure joy.

Don't see it if You prefer classic Ruhl dialogue or dislike the story of Peter Pan

Slow, Thought-provoking, Disappointing

See it if You enjoy Ruhl's intellectual discourse.

Don't see it if you're looking for an exciting play.

Clever, Entertaining, Great acting, Disappointing

See it if you want in interesting show about aging

Don't see it if you are ok with the fact that the third scene offers zero payoff after a great buildup in the first two.

Confusing, Excruciating, Slow, Indulgent, Disappointing

See it if you like Peter Pan and enjoy watching special effects like flying on stage.

Don't see it if you are looking for a light-hearted, didactic Sarah Ruhl play. I didn't really feel like I left the theatre with a message to take with me.

Critic Reviews (46)

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