
By Vivienne Mah The tale of Peter Pan is firmly ingrained in our childhood, both as a whirling reverie of possibilities entertained by dreamers that hoped to escalate past the normality of a second grader, and a quiet guide to the frightening road of adulthood ahead. In our later years, the appeal still exists. The chance to simply unanchor yourself from the mundanity of half-lived dreams is no less tantalising than it… Read More
Category: News, Reviews, Theatre Tags: Acting, Barry Lowe, Chapel off Chapel, Ian Rooney, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, review, Robert Chuter, The Death of Peter Pan, Theatre
by Astrid Lawton Set amongst the British upper crust in 1920s Eton and Oxford, this Fly-On-The-Wall Theatre production explores the devastating consequences of ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ Barry Lowe’s 1988 script tells the coming-of-age story of Michael Davies (Kieran McShane), adopted son of Peter Pan author James Barrie (‘Uncle Jim’, played commandingly by Ian Rooney), and inspiration for the author’s stellar work. Whilst studying at Eton, Michael encounters… Read More
Category: News, Reviews, Theatre Tags: Acting, Chapel off Chapel, Ian Rooney, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, review, Robert Chuter, The Death of Peter Pan, Theatre, Timeout
Review by Alex Paige Being unfamiliar with this play, I was a little perturbed by its title. To my great relief, The Death of Peter Pan turned out not to be an attempt to skewer one of my cherished childhood heroes. Instead, this multilayered, elegantly written and often challenging play tells the sad true story of 1920s Oxford University student Michael Llewelyn Davies – one of the adoptive sons of Peter Pan… Read More
Category: News, Reviews, Theatre Tags: Acting Chapel off Chapel, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, review, Robert Chuter, Stage Whispers, The Death of Peter Pan, Theatre
Boyish bildungsroman and lingering love story By Myron My Barry Lowe’s The Death of Peter Pan is a tragic and beautiful story of growing up and becoming a man. Set during the 1920′s, it follows the life of Michael Llewelyn-Davies – the adopted (and favourite) son of Peter Pan author, James Barrie – and his chance encounter with fellow student Rupert Buxton. Kieran McShane and Jordan Armstrong do a flawless job as… Read More
Category: News, Reviews, Theatre Tags: Acting, Chapel off Chapel, Fly-on-the-wall Theatre, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, Melbourne, review, Robert Chuter, The Death of Peter Pan
Set in the most romantic of times and in the most romanticised of places – 1920s Paris, Eton and Oxford – The Death Of Peter Pan is an emotionally stirring biographic tale of repressed desire, love and dreamy adulation. Written by the scribe of all things passionate, Barry Lowe, and directed by Robert Chuter, The Death Of Peter Pan is being given the usual Fly-On-The-Wall theatre treatment. Bristol-born and now Melbourne-based actor, Jordan Armstrong, tackles the… Read More
Category: News, Theatre Tags: Actor, Barry Lowe, Beat Magazine, Chapel off Chapel, Interview, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, Robert Chuter, The Death of Peter Pan
Media posters are in and being distributed around Melbourne for the up coming season of The Death of Peter Pan. Bookings are now open at Chapel Off Chapel.
Category: Theatre Tags: Actor, Jordan Armstrong, Kieran Mcshane, Michael Llewelyn Davies, Rupert Buxton, The Death of Peter Pan, Theatre
Jordan Armstrong | Actor