Swallows and Amazons the musical?
Arthur Ransome's Lakeland story heads to the West End
Neil Hannon, the driving force behind the band The Divine Comedy, is writing a musical based on Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons for the National Theatre. It is still very much in the developmental stage and is unlikely to appear on stage for some months yet.
Read the announcement in the NME here.
Read the announcement on Manchester.com here.
Find out more about The Divine Comedy on their website here.

