Get ready for an all new musical adaptation! Jodi Picoult's next project is adapting Markus Zusak's novel, The Book Thief, as a stage musical for the autumn season at the Octagon Theatre.
The all new stage musical will be written by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald. Music and lyrics will be written Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson.
About working on this new project, Picoult said:
Having the chance to bring it to life three-dimensionally in a world premiere musical at the Octagon is a dream for us.
The story of a foster child in Nazi Germany — who learns the power words have to hurt and heal — feels painfully relevant today.
For those who don't know, The Book Thief takes place in 1930's Nazi Germany and follows a young orphan named Liesel, who "enters a dangeros game of book thievery."
According to The Stage, this is the lineup for the 2020/2021 autumn season at The Octagon.
One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean
Directed by Lotte Wakeham
September 3 to October 3, with a press night on September 8
Marvellous by Neil Baldwin and Malcolm Clarke
Adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins
October 7 to 31, with a press night on October 8
A Christmas Carol by Kate Ferguson and Susannah Pearse
Directed by Lotte Wakeham
November 19 to January 16, 2021, with a press night on November 25
An Adventure by Vinay Patel
Directed by Kash Arshad and Lotte Wakeham
January 28 to February 20, 2021, with a press night on February 2
The Book Thief by Timothy Allen McDonald and Jodi Picoult
Directed by Lotte Wakeham
March 12 to April 10, 2021 with a press night on March 17
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