Nothing punctures the dignity of a Dark Lord faster than banishing him to the world of mortals in the body of a 12-year-old kid. That's what happened to Dirk Lloyd, as fans of Jamie's hilarious books will know. And now, as part of his relentless struggle to claim back his powers, Dirk is appearing in a stage musical -- for a limited run to begin with, but Broadway beckons.
The show is written and produced by Kevin Murphy, creator of Reefer Madness and Heathers: The Musical and one of the lead writers on Desperate Housewives. He knows his diminuendo from his demisemiquavers. You can book tickets for the London premiere here.
Equally exciting, issue 8 of the superb Casket of Fays is out today. And by the generosity of the seelie folks at Red Ruin Publishing it's free. What are you waiting for?
Wow - that's amazing news! Wish the show the best of success.
ReplyDeleteIt's not the direction I expected the Dark Lord to go, a musical, but the songs are a lot of fun and Kevin has done a great job adapting the story to an American setting and developing the personalities and backstories of the secondary characters. It would make a great TV show -- if musical TV shows were a thing.
DeleteGreat to hear about the Musical! And a timely reminder for me to pass the "Dark Lord" books to my daughter to read; her older brother really enjoyed them and now she is old enough for them as well.
ReplyDeleteLet me know what she thinks of them, John. Recently I've seen some new books coming out that look suspiciously similar to DL -- the sincerest form of flattery, of course, but I reckon you can't beat the originals.
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