Dear Brutus, a fantasy play by J.M. Barrie, explores the idea of alternate realities and the possibility of making different choices in life. Set on Midsummer Night, the play follows a group of dissatisfied couples who are brought together to the house of an ancient individual named Lob. As an enchanted wood appears outside Lob's house, the...More
Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for creating Peter Pan, a story about a boy who never grows up and has magical adventures in Neverland with a girl named Wendy. Barrie lived in Scotland before moving to London where he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy's magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Peter Pan became his most popular work, overshadowing his other successful novels and plays. Barrie gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great...More
Sir James Matthew Barrie (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright known for creating Peter Pan, a story about a boy who never grows up and has magical adventures in Neverland with a girl named Wendy. Barrie lived in Scotland before moving to London where he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy's magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland. Peter Pan became his most popular work, overshadowing his other successful novels and plays. Barrie gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children before his death, which still benefits from them today.
Book Summary
Dear Brutus, a fantasy play by J.M. Barrie, explores the idea of alternate realities and the possibility of making different choices in life. Set on Midsummer Night, the play follows a group of dissatisfied couples who are brought together to the house of an ancient individual named Lob. As an enchanted wood appears outside Lob's house, the visitors undergo a metamorphosis in Act 2, experiencing a different life where they make different choices. In Act 3, the characters return to reality, having learned valuable lessons from their experiences in the wood. Barrie's play asks a timeless question: would it benefit us to have the opportunity to live our lives over again?
James matthew Barrie
