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Literary Adaptations

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A Little Life

A Little Life (stage version)

Original author Hanya Yanagihara Adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove and Hanya Yanagihara

A bruising and beautiful story of love, the limits of human endurance, and the tyranny of memory, adapted for the stage from Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling novel.

Little Women

Little Women (stage version)

By Louisa May Alcott Adapted by Anne-Marie Casey

A joyful and spirited adaptation of one of the best-loved novels of all time.

The Long Song

The Long Song (stage version)

By Andrea Levy Adapted by Suhayla El-Bushra

The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.

The Lottie Project

The Lottie Project (stage version)

By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

An adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

The Machine Gunners

The Machine Gunners (stage version)

By Robert Westall Adapted by Ali Taylor

A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

Madame Bovary: Breakfast with Emma

Madame Bovary: Breakfast with Emma

By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by Fay Weldon

Flaubert's masterpiece about an infidelity with tragic consequences, dramatised for Shared Experience by the acclaimed novelist.

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Mary Barton

Mary Barton (stage version)

By Elizabeth Gaskell Adapted by Rona Munro

Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron and The James Plays.

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (stage version)

By Mary Shelley and Rona Munro

A brilliant adaptation of Mary Shelley's Gothic masterpiece that places the writer herself amongst the action as she wrestles with her creation and with the stark realities facing revolutionary young women, then and now.

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

Mermaid

Mermaid

By Polly Teale

A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

Metamorphoses

Metamorphoses

By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis (stage version)

By Franz Kafka Adapted by Lemn Sissay

A thrilling stage adaptation of Kafka's visceral literary landmark, first produced by Frantic Assembly.

The Middlemarch Trilogy

The Middlemarch Trilogy

By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

Three plays based on George Eliot's classic novel, which can be performed as a trilogy or as standalone pieces.

The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

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    The Middlemarch Trilogy: Fred and Mary's Story

    The Middlemarch Trilogy: Fred and Mary's Story

    By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

    Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

    Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
      The Middlemarch Trilogy: The Doctor's Story

      The Middlemarch Trilogy: The Doctor's Story

      By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

      Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

      Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
        Midnight

        Midnight (stage version)

        By Jacqueline Wilson Adapted by Vicky Ireland

        An adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

        The Mill on the Floss

        The Mill on the Floss (stage version)

        By George Eliot Adapted by Helen Edmundson

        A re-invention of George Eliot's classic story of loss, tragedy and the relentless nature of fate.

        The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

        The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

        By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles

        The final part of Hilary Mantel's hugely acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, adapted by the author with the actor Ben Miles and staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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        Morte d'Arthur

        Morte d'Arthur (stage version)

        By Thomas Malory Adapted by Mike Poulton

        An adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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        My Family and Other Animals

        My Family and Other Animals (stage version)

        By Gerald Durrell Adapted by Janys Chambers

        A delightful and inventive stage version of Gerald Durrell's well-loved memoir of a childhood growing up in Corfu.

        Northanger Abbey

        Northanger Abbey (stage version)

        By Jane Austen Adapted by Tim Luscombe

        A delightful stage version of Jane Austen's earliest novel, her mock-Gothic Romance.

        Northanger Abbey

        Northanger Abbey (stage version)

        By Zoe Cooper Original author Jane Austen

        A playful and surprising reimagining of Jane Austen's novel, infused with the spirit of the original, and fizzing with imagination and humour.

        Notes from a Small Island

        Notes from a Small Island (stage version)

        By Bill Bryson Adapted by Tim Whitnall

         

        A stage adaptation of Bill Bryson's smash-hit memoir, one of the nation's most beloved books, and a brilliant dissection of the enduring quirks of our small island.