Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code to receive stage premiere

Do we have any Dan Brown fans out there? I, for one, love his books so am very excited to hear that his award-winning bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, will be receiving its stage premiere next year.

The 2003 thriller follows symbologist Robert Langdon, who reveals a religious mystery after finding cryptic clues in some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most famous paintings. The book was turned into a film in 2006 with Tom Hanks in the lead role.

Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel will adapt the production for the stage with direction by Luke Sheppard and design by David Woodhead.

The show will tour the UK following its official opening in Bromley on 3 April 2021 and will visit Hull, Oxford, Guildford, Bath, Cheltenham, Newcastle, Richmond, Southampton, Coventry, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Norwich, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Shrewsbury, Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leicester, Brighton, Birmingham, Woking, Dartford, Northampton, Salford and Malvern.

Brown said: “I am thrilled that The Da Vinci Code is being adapted for the stage and excited to see the unique potential of live theatre enhance this story. The team making the production has been faithful to the book but will also bring something new for the audience, in what is certain to be a gripping, fast-paced stage thriller and a thoroughly entertaining show.”

Casting for the production is yet to be announced.

For more information, please visit https://davincicodeonstage.com/