His dark materials (Rev. ed.)

“‘Unstageable’ was the first reaction of the National Theatre’s artistic director, Nicholas Hytner, to the idea of dramatizingHis Dark Materials. But last night’s opening night has triumphantly proved him wrong.”—The Sunday Times

Nicholas Wrighthas revisited his adaptation ofPhilip 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.