Holly Race is taking her production of I Was A Rat! to the Edinburgh Festival in August, “with a largely new cast and a reworked script, boosted by the continued involvement of Philip Pullman,” writes Cherwell Online. Read More.
I Was A Rat! goes to Edinburgh
June 10, 2005
Director wanted, writes icWales
May 31, 2005
Article appeared earlier today on icWales with some recent quotes from Pullman about the film adaptation–nothing new, but still worth a read since not much else has been going on lately in the world of HDM… Read more.
Iorek play memorabilia to be auctioned
May 18, 2005
Alistair Petrie, the actor who played Iorek Byrnison in the stage adaptation of His Dark Materials, writes: “After the success of The His Dark Materials Poster auction on Ebay, The National Theatre kindly has given me a bear head and claw as used in the stage production of His Dark Materials to offer for auction to raise money once again for the neo natal unit at The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Included in the auction is the head armour I used as Iorek Byrnison each night in performance. It has been signed by the whole cast. As with the poster, these are unique pieces of important memorabilia. And we would love to raise a lot of money to help premature babies born in the Unit at the hospital.” More info on ebay.com.
From the Gutter to the Stars
May 9, 2005
The Oxford Student writes about the stage adaptation of I Was a Rat: “The Old Fire Station looks different. Ruffled posters stretch the walls, extolling local shoe-makers; merchants rub shoulders with buskers and thieves, while paper boys shout of marriage and royalty. I Was a Rat, adapted from Philip Pullman’s unorthodox fairy story, leads us back in time to the filth, noise and bustle of nineteenth century London.” Just a reminder, the show runs from the 10th-14th, at 7pm. More info can be found by going to Iwasarat.co.uk
March Pullman Newsletter
March 11, 2005
Philip Pullman has put his monthly newsletter online for March. He talks of his battle (LINK TO OUR NEWS ITEM) to save the Oxford boatyard that inspired the gyptians in His Dark Materials; his involvement in the Oxford Literary Festival; and, yet again, assures us that he's finally beginning work on The Book of Dust. There is also a link to the lengthy lecture he gave at the University of East Anglia on religious education.
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