Pop royalty Dave Stewart and Joss Stone are providing the music for a stage musical adaptation of the bestselling novel The Time Traveller’s Wife which will receive its premiere in the UK later this year or in early 2022.
Featuring original music and lyrics by Stone and Stewart and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan, the musical which is based on Audrey Niffenegger’s acclaimed debut novel and the New Line Cinema film screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin boasts a book by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson.
Discussing the project, Gunderson said: “I will never forget reading the last chapter of Audrey Niffenegger’s book over ten years ago and being floored by its thunderous emotion and potent humanity. I knew this love story belonged on stage with music and vision that matches its emotional punch and soaring feeling. I know this musical will lift, delight, hearten and exhilarate.”
Produced by Colin Ingram for InTheatre Productions, by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Productions, The Time Traveller’s Wife: The Musical will be directed by Bill Buckhurst with musical supervision and arrangements by Nick Finlow and illusions by Chris Fisher. Casting is by Stuart Burt.
Commenting on their involvement in bringing the romantic tale to the stage, Stewart and Stone said: “We have been on many crazy adventures together but we’ve never ‘Time Travelled’ till meeting Lauren Gunderson.
“Writing these songs together whilst being in different locations on different time zones has been a trip (literally), throwing us into an eddy of emotive melodies and heart-wrenching lyrics to go with the push and pull of this unusual love story.
“We all time travel in our relationships and in our lives in general, but to write something that people will see and hear happening live on stage is thrilling to imagine, and hearing Bill Buckhurst’s interpretations of Lauren’s script for stage as we went along has been so inspiring.”
Producer Ingram added: “Bringing this book to the stage was my wife’s idea, as, for her and so many others, The Time Traveller’s Wife has been a significant and deeply cherished story.
“Having Henry constantly appearing and disappearing throughout the story (with his age changing each time, backwards and forwards) requires this stellar creative team, and this show promises to be an incredibly emotional experience for the audience. Lauren’s adaptation is truly wonderful and the soulful sound of Dave and Joss’ music will lift everyone’s spirits as a truly wonderful tonic in post-pandemic world.”
First published in 2003, The Time Traveller’s Wife was turned into a film starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams which was released in 2009.
Angela Thomas
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