IN 1922 J.M.Barrie gave his inaugural speech to the students of St Andrews University.
It was during this speech that he gave his name to his alter-ego, M'Connachie.
"M'Connachie is the unruly half of me, the writing half," he told them. "He is the one that writes the plays."
In a production to celebrate the works of J.M.Barrie
, Theatre Broad commissioned Anne Stenhouse (an award winning Edinburgh playwright) to write a one-act play, which gives life to M'Connachie.
Peter Pan Man will be performed in The Byre Theatre, St Andrews on Thursday, July 23 at 7.30 pm.
The brilliantly written two hander, which pairs a dour Barrie with a fanciful M'Connachie, spans forty years and gives insight into the enigma surrounding Scotland's "Son of Kerriemuir".
Linking this new play with Seven Women and the Twelve Pound Look, some qualities of the man, as seen in his writing are set against examples of two of his finest one-act plays.
J.M.Barrie is of course the Peter Pan Man, but he is so much more.
In a survey carried out by the Scottish Executive, 70% of children thought that Walt Disney wrote Peter Pan! This production, while aimed at an adult audience, is entirely suitable for youngsters aged 12 years and over.
Tickets for the Byre Theatre performance (priced £10; £8 student and under 24) are available from the box office on 01334 475000.
