This written resource offers an insight into how director Katy Rudd and the creative team brought Neil Gaiman’s novel to life on stage.

The resource includes interviews with key members of the creative team, including movement director Steven Hoggett and lighting designer Paule Constable.

Learning outcomes

This education resource will support students to understand the process of adapting a novel and taking it from page to stage. The resource is designed to give support to students who are watching the production for the live production analysis component of GSCE or A Level Drama.

Dorfman Theatre, 2019, West End 2021, UK tour and West End 2023.

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman; adapted by Joel Horwood; directed by Katy Rudd; set design by Fly Davis; costume and puppet design by Samuel Wyer; lighting design by Paule Constable; music by Jherek Bischoff; sound design by Ian Dickinson; magic and illusions direction and design by Jamie Harrison.

Photo © Manuel Harlan

Suitability

Suitable for 12+/KS3+

Content warning

References to death and suicide

Joel Horwood, Neil Gaiman, Katy Rudd, adaptation, puppetry