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I THINK WE'RE LOST is a time-hopping, magical, and inventive take on Peter Pan that explores the dangerous allure of never having to grow up. From the dark implications of a life defined by pleasurable stagnation to the heartfelt journeys taken by each of Fenton's characters, this is a play that will delight audiences and designers alike!

[2026-04-16]

A great retelling of a classic tale makes you appreciate the source material all the more. A SUPERB retelling renders the original story unnecessary. Peter Fenton's "I THINK WE'RE LOST" is the latter. The familiar characters from J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" are all here, but they have a nuance, depth and purpose more profound than any adaptation I've seen before. Fenton captures both the joy and tragedy of never growing up, and finally gives Wendy her due. See this play if you can.

Warning: this play is not for children. It will yank anyone out of the zombie-like power of their delusions: Peter Pan Syndromes, Mother/Mermaid Complexes and the whatever it is that keeps us bound, needing to be set free. Favorite lines: "To live will be an awfully big adventure" and "Pretend I made pancakes." 🤣

Peter Fenton's I THINK WE'RE LOST is a retelling of a classic tale with so much dimension for actors to explore the characters we all know and love, as well as some wonderfully constructed new ones. Fenton takes this classic story and the spins he puts on it has audiences thinking about what's at stake when we decide to grow up.

This play was such a fun read! Peter Fenton spins out Neverland's secrets in a way that kept me off balance and guessing all the way through. When the hidden truth is finally revealed, we are asked to consider how resistance to taking on adult responsibilites can cripple a person rather than free them, and the wasted years of what could have been a loving relationship is heartbreaking. Yet the playwright leaves us with hope for the young college students who have stumbled into Neverland. I highly recommend this for high school production. Oh, and Tinker Bell is hilarious!

It's hard to believe that someone could come up with a fresh take on Peter Pan, but Fenton does that here very effectively. A modern telling that still respects the history of the original work, "I Think We're Lost" finds new ground in terms of just what it means to "grow up." It's an interesting clash between the joy of childhood myths and the reality of what our advancing years and potential loss of innocence can mean to our overall world view. An intriguing read that would make for excellent stagecraft, that's for sure.

Peter Pan has captured the public’s imagination for generations. Children are drawn to the fantasy world, and adults are captivated by the thought of returning to their childhood. Peter Fenton’s marvelous new take on the familiar story focuses squarely on what it truly means to grow up. With new, engaging characters, and a fresh look at the ones we grew up with, I THINK WE’RE LOST has plenty of adventure and plenty of depth. Now it just needs to be brought to life on stage.

For those of us of a certain age who recall the J.M. Barrie stories of Peter Pan via Disney and Mary Martin on grainy black-and-white TV, this 21st century take on the characters and plots is a marked and surprisingly adept escalation of the imagination of little lost boys and their dreams of high-sea adventures. The conflicts of Peter and Captain Hook go beyond Neverland and into a far scarier and deadly realm: real life and the dreadful truth that we spend our adulthood trying repair the damage of growing up. Even so, it is uplifting and hopeful.

Sometimes, you read something so different that you can find yourself screaming, "Now this is wonderful!" That is how I feel about Fenton's effort with "I think We're Lost." It's a terrific take on characters we love and shows us just how creative you can be, even with people we think we know. This is an outstanding effort. I highly recommend it.

Wow! This play is epic and dark and beautiful. The unreliable narrators are aplenty in this tale, not unlike real life. The trope of "boys will be boys" and "girls are always more mature" also hits hard. But there are so many layers to this all wrapped in a familiar, fairy tale package. A wonderful piece to tackle and bear witness to.