It is 1950 in Liverpool, and Stella, just fifteen-years-old, is hired as an assistant stage manager for a repertory theatre company's production of Peter Pan. Meredith, the director, and O'Hara, who plays Captain Hook, envision a lighthearted play unburdened by symbolism. But the innocent Stella begins to create an entirely different drama - one that neither man could have imagined. Unlike Peter Pan, Stella grows up all to quickly …