Image: The Ocean at the End of the Lane company with cake. Credit Stuart Martin Photography.
Neil Gaiman, the author behind the best-selling novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane which was adapted for stage by Joel Horwood, directed by Katy Rudd visited the National Theatre’s smash-hit production at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on Tuesday 4 July.
On the same night, the company also celebrated over 200 shows on tour.
This first major stage adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work blends magic with memory in a tour-de-force of storytelling that takes audiences on an epic journey to a childhood once forgotten and the darkness that lurks at the very edge of it.
This year marks 10 years since Neil Gaiman’s best-selling novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, was first published. The novel won Book of the Year at the 2013 National Book Awards and has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.
Neil Gaiman is known for his graphic novels, including The Sandman series (a major new Netflix series which in its first 10 days was watched for over 198 million hours by audiences around the world), his novels for adults and children including Stardust, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book, and multiple film and television projects including Good Omens (season 2 is due to appear on Amazon Prime from 28 July) and Anansi Boys.
The Ocean at the End of the Lane finishes its run at Mayflower Theatre this Saturday, 8 July 2023.
Tickets for The Ocean at the End of the Lane are on sale at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.
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Read our review of The Ocean at the End of the Lane:
Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Mayflower Theatre, 4 July 2023