'The Thorn Birds' to be staged as musical in Britain.Byline: ANI Melbourne, Jan 5 (ANI): Australian author Colleen McCullough's epic novel 'The Thorn Birds' will be staged as a musical in Britain this year. McCullough, 71, had at first refused to let her popular love story be adapted into a stage play, but she has now agreed to let it be staged in Britain, with English theatre director Michael Bogdanov Michael Bogdanov (born December 15, 1938), is an English theatre director. Since the 1970s, Michael Bogdanov has established himself as one of Britain's leading theatre directors, from new works to modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare. directing it. "It is going to be a challenge to suggest that sense of loneliness on the stage, but I can see how we can do it," the Age quoted Bogdanov as telling the Observer. "Expectations are going to be very high, but I have been determined to get the right narrative structure," he stated. McCullough agreed to the musical only after German composer and opera star Gloria Bruni sent her some songs that she had written, after being inspired by the story. The two started collaborating on the content of the play, and then contacted Bogdanov, who travelled to McCullough's remote Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (nôr`fək), island (2005 est. pop. 1,800), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. home to work on the dialogue. Welshman David Emmanuel, who designed Princess Diana's wedding gown, is designing the costumes for the show's 18-strong cast. The Thorn Birds will open for previews at Swansea Grand Theatre The Grand Theatre is the most well known venue in Swansea, Wales for the performing arts located in the heart of the city. The theatre stages various plays, pantomimes and is the main venue for touring theatrical acts visiting the city of Swansea. in Wales on April 3 and 4 before touring the UK, the WalesOnline website reported. (ANI) Copyright 2008 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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