“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” Keeps the Stage in Chaos at San Francisco Playhouse
“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” continues at San Francisco Playhouse through Nov. 28. The theater’s official listing places the production at 450 Post St. and describes an amateur troupe’s disastrous attempt to stage “Peter Pan.”
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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“Peter Pan Goes Wrong” continues at San Francisco Playhouse through Nov. 28. The theater’s official listing places the production at 450 Post St. and describes an amateur troupe’s disastrous attempt to stage “Peter Pan.”
A new Daily Californian review praises the rotating set and moments of physical comedy but argues that some of the carefully choreographed mishaps feel too predictable. That is the reviewer’s assessment, not a report of an actual malfunction or unsafe performance.
The production is directed by Susi Damilano. The fictional Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society contends with forgotten lines, troublesome scenery and backstage rivalries as the play-within-a-play comes apart. The theater lists the run as Sept. 26-Nov. 28.
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