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Don’t get you hopes too high; there’s still no sign of any new movies. But West Yorkshire Playhouse is looking to add eight budding actors to play the roles of children in the stage play. For more information see this article in the oxford mail.

As we reported in June, the Birmingham Rep Company is to stage a production of His Dark Materials on stage during March of next year. It seems however, that this production is also to see light in Manchester, at the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays in April. The production will run from April 23rd to April 26th in the Lyric Theatre, with ticket costs for adults starting at £14 (discounts are applicable if you book both parts at the same time). You can get more information on this here. Thanks to Haku for the tip.

The Birmingham Repertory Theatre is to stage the His Dark Materials stage play next year (2009) according to the Birmingham Post. The play which will have a respectable run of four weeks between March 13th and April 11th next year, will be directed by Rachel Kavanaugh. She is quoted as saying “We are one of the few theatres that can revisit these really large-scale projects … It gives us a chance to really use our large stage.” Nicholas Wright and Philip Pullman are both said to pleased at the opportunity to revisit the play on a larger scale. Tickets can be booked already through the theatre’s website (where you can also see further details about prices and timings) here. Read more about it here.

The Gazette and Herald features further information about the His Dark Materials stageplay currently running at the Theatre Royal in Bath. It very nicely rounds up most of what is known and offers a few extra snippets of information. The play’s run ends on April 20th, so if you’re in the area your time is running out! Read more here.

You can read more about the Young People’s Theatre of the Theatre Royal in Bath and their staging of the His Dark Materials stage adaptation in today’s Wiltshire Times. Amongst various snippets of information gleaned from the article is the fact that Lyra will be played by three different actresses. Read more here.

The Young People’s theatre of Bath will be staging His Dark Materials for a week commencing Sunday April 13th at the Theatre Royal in Bath. The adaptation, directed by Lee Lyford, will feature a cast of 150 and over 100 hand-made puppets. Author Philip Pullman visited the group in October to answer their questions. Ticket cost is £13.50 or £22 for both parts, with concessions available. To book, phone 01225 448844. Further details can be found here.

Belvedere College, Dublin, will present Nicholas Wright's two play adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials in the O'Reilly Theatre at the college this March. The production will use the National Theatre's official music and armoured bear and harpy costumes. It will be the first time the play has been performed in Ireland. You can find more details here and a booking form here.