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Patrick Ness, the acclaimed author of 'A Monster Calls', discusses its upcoming stage adaptation, which begins at Bristol's Old Vic before transferring to London's West End.

Patrick has written nine books and won the Carnegie Medial twice, the Costs Children's Book Award, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Red House Book Award, the Jugendliteratur Preis, the UKLA Award and the Booktrust Teenage Prize. His first books for teenagers made up the Chaos Walking trilogy which have been made into a film, due to be released in 2019.

Patrick's bestselling novel A Monster Calls tells the tale of a boy coming to terms with his mother's cancer, appealing to children and adults alike with its dazzling insight into love, loss and healing. This major new stage production is directed by Sally Cookson - one of the UK's best creators of devised theatre. The power of imagination and storytelling is key in Sally's work, and it is through storytelling that Conor begins to understand that life is complicated.

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