Theatre review: The Dictionary of Lost Words
Adapted from the worldwide literary sensation, The Dictionary of Lost Words has hit the stage, giving new voice to the words of women.
Adapted from the worldwide literary sensation, The Dictionary of Lost Words has hit the stage, giving new voice to the words of women.
Live audiences will get to view the world through the eyes of The Dictionary of Lost Words’ curious central character Esme when the stage adaption of local author Pip Williams’ bestselling historical novel premieres in Adelaide this month.
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Three years after The Dictionary of Lost Words became a ‘lockdown sensation’, Adelaide Hills author Pip Williams talks to InReview about her new historical novel – which seems destined to be another bestseller.
Adelaide Hills writer Pip Williams’ The Dictionary of Lost Words will be adapted for a television series after the announcement that two South Australian production houses have acquired screen rights for the internationally best-selling novel.
Internationally bestselling South Australian novel The Dictionary of Lost Words will be brought to the stage by State Theatre Company SA in a 2023 season that will also see television star Claudia Karvan tread the boards for the first time in 25 years.