Act I

London. The house where Mr and Mrs Darling live with their children, daughter Wendy and sons John and Michael.

The parents are horrified by the mess their children’s games turn their house into. The Father wants the children to grow up. The Mother believes that there is no need to rush them. Both agree that it is high time at least Wendy, the eldest of the children, left the nursery and progressed into a new life. The parents go out, and the children begin to play: Michael imagines himself a pirate captain, John a Native American chief. When they are done playing, Wendy puts her brothers to bed and, looking at a star, makes a wish never to grow up...