⭐ THE BOOK THIEF – WORLD PREMIERE – MUSICAL ADAPTATION – CREATIVES ANNOUNCED ⭐
The world premiere stage musical adaptation of The Book Thief has announced its full creative team.
This beloved book is brought to life with a script by award-winning author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper) and Timothy Allen McDonald (adaptor of Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and James and the Giant Peach). The music and lyrics are by Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson (Olaf’s Frozen Adventure).
The production will be directed by the Octagon’s artistic director Lotte Wakeham (One Man Two Guvnors) and choreographed by Tom Jackson Greaves (Amélie), with musical direction and orchestrations by Matthew Malone (Coming to England) and design from Good Teeth aka James Perkins and Victoria Smart (Little Shop of Horrors).
The production will also feature lighting design by Nic Farman (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice), puppet design by Samuel Wilde (The Fir Tree) and sound design by Andy Graham (The Upstart Crow).
The wider production team includes associate director Georgia Wang Murphy (Cyrano de Bergerac), associate musical director George Strickland (Good Fun), casting director Jacob Sparrow (City of Angels), assistant casting director Olivia Barr (Kes) and production manager Dan Turner (The Ocean at the End of the Lane).
Adapted from Markus Zusak’s worldwide best-selling novel, this hauntingly beautiful tale set in 1930s Nazi-Germany follows courageous young orphan Liesel as she enters a dangerous game of book thievery.
The Book Thief will have its world premiere at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre, running from 17th September – 15th October 2022.
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Tickets & more info – https://octagonbolton.co.uk/whats-on/theatre/the-book-thief-1/
