For anyone interested, I have uploaded some photos of the Pet Cemetery in Hyde Park (adjacent to Kensington Gardens), which is mentioned in THe Little White Bird as the "Dog's Cemetery" , which the narrator (Barrie) avoids because of Porthos, his St Bernard.

You can see some of the graves from Bayswater Road but it's not open to passing public, as it's part of Victoria Lodge. If you want to visit it properly, you have to arrange an appointment with the Park Rangers (who will expect a donation for the tour).

The play is exactly that: a play. It's not meant to be a documentary, but just a totally fictionalised imagining of what the two people who inspired two of the greatest classics in English literature, would have said to each other. They did actually meet in 1932, when Alice was 80 and Peter was 30 (as recounted in Alice Liddell's autobiography) but it was a very brief meeting.

I saw the play at the time, and whilst being irritated by some of the interpretations of events and characters, and allegations, I thought the acting was superb, by both Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw. I also liked the fact that the Peter Pan portrayed on stage was closer to the original than the grimacing pixie-like Disney interpretation with its silly Robin Hood costume which now seems the lazy way of depicting him (even Spielberg gave him pointy ears in Hook). The play's Peter Pan made me think of Jean Forbes-Robertson's portrayal of the 20s & 30s.

So yes, good in parts - but also frustratingly annoying in others to anyone who knows the story.

Thanks for posting the link! I had seen this many years ago but had forgotten about it - and forgotten also who the awful interviewer was! Still, it's good to hear Andrew and Laura Duguid, and share their memories.

Yes, I agree that Hook is disappointing, but as you say, Spielberg did acknowledge the source material - in his own way. I think it's worth noting that not only did care about the original story, but he also cared about Barrie's legacy. When he visited Great Ormond Street Hospital prior to making the film, he was so moved by their work, and so taken by the story of Barrie's gift of copyright, he personally donated $1m to the hospital.

The statue in Egmont Park is definitely still there. It was restored a few years ago, not only from the damage caused by bullets in WW2 but Peter's pipe was replaced after it was stolen. It's not strictly speaking a replica, but the first full-size cast from the original mould by George Frampton himself. It was donated in 1925 by the sculptor as a memorial to the friendship between the two countries during the First World War. It is now listed as a Belgian national monument.

There are 5 other casts located in: Liverpool, US, Australia and two in Canada but these were commissioned by the cities, not donated by Frampton - so the one in Brussels is special!

According to George du Maurier's online biographies, he also lived in Malines as well as Brussels, but no actual address is given.

I've never heard of 15 Bayswater Road in connection of either Barrie, the Llewelyn Davies or the du Maurier's.

Barrie and Mary Ansell first lived in South Kensington (Gloucester Road) before moving to 100 Bayswater Road. Before his marriage, Barrie lived in various rooms at different addresses (mostly in Bloomsbury), but I've never come across 15 Bayswater Road.

George du Maurier and his family lived in Bloomsbury before moving to Hampstead. Gerald du Maurier lived in Regent's Park before moving to Hampstead.

Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies did live at 18 Craven Terrace when they first married and their first son George was born there. It was a house then, but it has probably been converted to flats now. They then moved to 31 Kensington Park Gardens and later at No 23 before moving out of London to Birkhamsted. After Arthur's death, Sylvia and the boys moved back to London, to 23 Campden Hill Square.

The initials JMB were etched onto the glass pane of a dining room window in the Harris Hotel in the Western Isles. You can see a photo on the database https://jmbarrie.co.uk/photos/barries-initials-scratched-into-the-glass-of-the-nbsp#more, and read more about it.

There are many sequels to Peter Pan, some authorised, others not, a lot are self-published or fan fiction (and usually pretty bad...) but none are actual sequels, just another adventure, usually without keeping to the spirit of Barrie, and adding lots of magic or fairy stuff. Peter Pan in Scarlet is beautifully written, but it isn't what I would call a proper sequel.

Disney's Return to Never Land is set during WW2 which doesn't make sense, period-wise, and is over sentimental.

It's the same problem with prequels, or origin stories: they bear no connection with Barrie's vision or his original story (Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and don't even try to tie them in.

I keep hoping someone will do it, without making Peter into another Dickensian or Harry Potter-ish character.