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Literary Adaptations

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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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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.

  • Paperback
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.

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 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
    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: 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.

      Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
        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.

        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.

        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.

        Mermaid

        Mermaid

        By Polly Teale

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

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        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.

        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.

        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.

        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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        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.

        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 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.

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