Property hook used in 'Peter Pan'
Stage Property
ca.1982 (made)
ca.1982 (made)
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This hook was used by the Royal Shakespeare Company in their three Christmas seasons of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan at the Barbican Theatre, from 1982 until 1985. It was not the hook worn by the villainous pirate Captain James Hook but a larger one, designed to be regurgitated by the crocodile at the end to indicate that all the edible parts of Captain Hook have been consumed. In the play we learn that Hook is terrified of the crocodile since he lost his hand to it so the final appearance of this hook is a nice touch, added by the director, after the crocodile finally gets his man.
The hook, a very well-made and sturdy theatrical property, was given to the museum by the actor Stephen Moore. He played the Storyteller, Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the 1984 and 1985 revivals of Peter Pan which Trevor Nunn and John Caird adapted for performance at the Barbican Theatre when it was the London home of the RSC.
The hook, a very well-made and sturdy theatrical property, was given to the museum by the actor Stephen Moore. He played the Storyteller, Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the 1984 and 1985 revivals of Peter Pan which Trevor Nunn and John Caird adapted for performance at the Barbican Theatre when it was the London home of the RSC.
Object details
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| Title | Property hook used in 'Peter Pan' (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel and brass |
| Brief description | Property hook used in the RSC productions of Peter Pan at the Barbican Theatre, Christmas 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85 |
| Physical description | Large stainless steel hook bolted to a brass bell-shaped base. |
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| Gallery label | A pirate’s life
This hook will send a shiver through your timbers. The bloodthirsty pirate, Captain Hook, used it for a hand… after his was bitten off by a very hungry crocodile.
[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label](2023) |
| Credit line | Given by Stephen Moore |
| Object history | Stephen Moore played Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Peter Pan at the Barbican Theatre, Christmas 1982-83; 1983-84 and 1984-1985. |
| Summary | This hook was used by the Royal Shakespeare Company in their three Christmas seasons of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan at the Barbican Theatre, from 1982 until 1985. It was not the hook worn by the villainous pirate Captain James Hook but a larger one, designed to be regurgitated by the crocodile at the end to indicate that all the edible parts of Captain Hook have been consumed. In the play we learn that Hook is terrified of the crocodile since he lost his hand to it so the final appearance of this hook is a nice touch, added by the director, after the crocodile finally gets his man. The hook, a very well-made and sturdy theatrical property, was given to the museum by the actor Stephen Moore. He played the Storyteller, Mr Darling and Captain Hook in the 1984 and 1985 revivals of Peter Pan which Trevor Nunn and John Caird adapted for performance at the Barbican Theatre when it was the London home of the RSC. |
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| Accession number | S.1-2005 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2005 |
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