His Dark Materials on stage

I missed the original announcement of this, but a friend of mine got the National Theatre's programme for the Autumn series yesterday which includes a stage adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials directed by Nicholas Hytner. It's divided into two parts (which makes me wonder where the divide will be - between The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass would be my guess) each being shown staged separately but there'll be joint performances of both parts on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It's running from December through till March, though I suspect that run will be extended if it's a success. Considering the source material and the fact that Hytner's directing, I'd be very surprised if it isn't a success.

Hopefully, I'll be getting tickets soon, so expect my opinion of it here in a few months time.