"'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.