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Turning Peter Pan inside out

WITH chalk-white faces and black-rimmed eyes, the characters of Robert Wilson's plays appear like gothic, macabre corpses who have just stepped out of a Tim Burton animated feature.

But like Burton, Wilson has a way of making the macabre entertaining. And his hypnotic, avant garde interpretation of the children's book Peter Pan will likely be one of the most surreal experiences you'll have at the theatre this year.

Make no mistake: Wilson's version of Peter Pan would give Walt Disney the chills. But for adventurous theatre-goers, Wilson's version offer…