Did you know JM Barrie wrote Peter Pan as a metaphor for WWI? Did you know JM Barrie wrote Peter Pan as a metaphor for WWI? Did you know JM Barrie wrote Peter Pan as a metaphor for WWI? By Terri Paddock|2020-03-27T13:06:14+00:009 June 2015|Tags: Ben Whishaw, David Birrell, Hiran Abeysekera, JM Barrie, John Logan, Kae Alexander, Liam Steel, Open Air Theatre, Peter and Alice, Peter Pan, Regent's Park, Timothy Sheader| WWI soldiers create the flying effects in Peter Pan at the Open Air Theatre. Read More 1