At which 2012 event did J.K. Rowling read from Peter Pan?

J.K. Rowling read from Peter Pan at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

The ceremony took place at London’s Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012. Rowling appeared in a segment celebrating children’s literature and read from J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan. The production then featured a large-scale sequence involving Lord Voldemort and children’s literary characters.

Danny Boyle directed the ceremony, titled Isles of Wonder. It combined British history, popular culture, music, literature, and industrial imagery rather than presenting a conventional parade-only spectacle. Rowling’s appearance connected the event with Britain’s internationally recognized tradition of children’s fiction.

Her reading was not a performance of a Harry Potter excerpt. Peter Pan is a work by Scottish author J. M. Barrie, first published as a novel in 1911 after the earlier stage play. Rowling’s role was part of the ceremony’s literary tribute.