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Those unfamiliar with the books may be lost at first but, when the story of the imperilled infant Lyra gets going, it is easy to be swept up in her journey. Among those who must protect her from falling into the clutches of the ecclesiastical despots of the Magisterium are robust tavern potboy Malcolm Polstead […]
The stage magic is both ingenious and beguiling. Theatre review by Rachel Halliburton
Nicholas Hytner's new Philip Pullman adaptation at the Bridge Theatre has penty going for it but currently feels like a Christmas curio
The story is set in the same universe(s) as His Dark Materials
IN the quiet study of a country cottage near Oxford celebrated author Philip Pullman continues to pen the ethereal adventures of Lyra Belacqua. The writer of the acclaimed His Dark Materials trilogy likes nothing better than creating his latest chapter, first written out in longhand before it is revised and polished for the eyes of his friend and publisher David Fickling. "The re-working is the process I enjoy most," the author confided. "It's like woodwork - you cut the wood, shape it and plane it and the final stages are the longest, working on the surface." This painstaking proce...