Celebrate World Book Day with Long Wharf Theatre! Over the years we have staged some of the most beloved books in literary history. What is your favorite book-to-boards transfer?

1979/80
Cyrano De Bergerac
By Edmond Rostand

1985/86
Pride and Prejudice
American Premiere
By David Pownall
Based on the novel by Jane Austen

1986/87
Camille
American Premiere
By Pam Gems
Adapted from the classic by Alexandre Dumas

1996/97
The Joy Luck Club
American Premiere
By Susan Kim
From the novel by Amy Tan

2006/07
Man of La Mancha
Written by Dale Wasserman

2008/09
The Old Man and the Sea
A World Premiere
By Ernest Hemingway
Adapted by Eric Ting and Craig Siebels

2012/13
February House
A World Premiere Musical
Songs and Lyrics by Gabriel Kahane
Book by Seth Bockley
Adapted from the book by Sherill Tippins

2012/13
My Name is Asher Lev
By Aaron Posner
Adapted from the novel by Chaim

2017/18
Fireflies
A World Premiere
By Matthew Barber
From the novel Elenore & Abel by Annette Sanford

2017/18
The Chosen
Adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok
From the novel by Chaim Potok

2017/18
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
By Ken Ludwig
Adapted from the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

2017/18
Crowns
Written and Directed by Regina Taylor
Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

2019/20
Pride and Prejudice
By Kate Hamill
Adapted from the novel by Jane Austin