Where is the tragedy incorporated in the story of Peter Pan?

ON the 75th anniversary of JM Barrie's death we reveal the story behind the author's most famous character and how heartbreak cursed his life. By ROBERT GORE-LANGTON. read more

As for his play, Peter Pan goes on and on, delighting generations of children and parents. It always will. Its tragedy is that it brought no joy to those boys who were poured into its making or to Barrie who died in 1937 without ever finding happiness in the real world of grown-ups. read more

Peter Pan, here played by Iestyn Morris:"exists outside the laws by which we regulate ourselves and our world" Peter Pan is a depiction of childhood that asks questions and offers solutions as a child might for themselves. From an early age, Barrie imposed a child’s logic on the world in this way. read more