description: 'Unstageable' was the first reaction of the National Theatre's artistic director, Nicholas Hytner, to the idea of dramatizing His Dark Materials. But last night's opening night has triumphantly proved him wrong.-The Sunday Times Nicholas Wright has revisited his adaptation of Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy trilogy, tightening and improving it, and this revised version is to be published alongside the reopening in the National Theatre's 20042005 season.
language: English
title: His Dark Materials
titlecomplete: His Dark Materials
characters: Lord Asriel, Lyra Belacqua, Stanislaus Grumman, Roger Parslow, Marisa Coulter, Mary Malone, Iorek Byrnison, Serafina Pekkala, Lee Scoresby, Will Parry, Pantalaimon, Iofur Raknison
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Steampunk, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 158755
places: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
series: His Dark Materials
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch
publisher: Turtleback Books