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Terry Pratchett’s Nation is to be turned into a stage production at the National Theatre in London and is due to open this November.
Nation tells the story of two children from different cultures coming of age on a desert island. The book challenges ideas about identity, nationhood and the history of Empire.
A spokeswoman for the National said the theatre had already produced stage adaptations of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, Jamila Gavin’s Coram Boy and Michael Morpurgo’s War Horse and was looking for the next successor.
She added: “There has been a huge appreciation of the slightly older family shows. We were looking for a successor – we were looking for one in that sort of tradition. Nation was one of the many books we have read – our directors thought it filled the bill.”
Nation, published by Doubleday in September last year, will be adapted by Mark Ravenhill and directed by Melly Still. The National’s Olivier Theatre will host the production, which is being being sponsored by Accenture, supporters of Innovation at the National Theatre.