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==Adaptations== ===Radio=== The novel was adapted as four 45-minute radio plays from 17 to 20 September 2007 on [[BBC Radio 4]], having been chosen as a popular "Book of the Week" on the same station some years earlier. The episode titles were "A Pea in the Ear," "Invasion of the Italians," "Looking for Snails" and "Earthquake." It was narrated by [[Tom Goodman-Hill]], with [[Celia Meiras]] as Pelagia, [[Stephen Greif]] as Dr Iannis, [[Daniel Philpott]] as Corelli. The mandolin music for it was composed and performed by [[Alison Stephens]], and the production was produced and directed by [[David Hunter (director)|David Hunter]]. Other cast members included: *Carlo – [[Anthony Psaila]] *Mandras – [[Chris Pavlo]] *Velisarios – [[Alexi Kaye Campbell]] *Father Arsenios – [[Alex Zorbas]] *Lemoni – [[Ania Gordon]] *Drosoula – [[Anna Savva]] *Hector – [[Nitin Ganatra]] *Officer – [[Simon Treves]] ===Film=== {{Main article|Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film)}} A film version of ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' was released in 2001, with [[Nicolas Cage]] as the Italian Captain Corelli, [[John Hurt]] as Dr Iannis, and [[Penélope Cruz]] as his daughter, Pelagia. The film, directed by [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]], also starred [[Christian Bale]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter |title=Captain Corelli's Mandolin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/may/04/louisdebernieres |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 October 2023 |date=4 May 2001}}</ref> and [[Irene Papas]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergan |first1=Ronald |title=Irene Papas obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/14/irene-papas-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=8 October 2023 |date=14 September 2022}}</ref> ===Theatre=== In 2011, the [[Mercury Theatre, Colchester|Mercury Theatre]] in [[Colchester]], England, and the Kote Marjanishvili Theatre of [[Tbilisi]], Georgia, produced an adaptation of the novel written by Mike Maran and directed by Levan Tsuladze. This production combined live actors and puppetry. It had its premiere in Georgia at the Tbilisi International Festival in October 2011, before transferring to the Mercury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/fs_brochure.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003230517/http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/fs_brochure.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-03 |title=Mercury Theatre Colchester – brochure |access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/shows.php?id=876 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003231123/http://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/shows.php?id=876 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-10-03 |title=Mercury Theatre Colchester – Shows |access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> A new stage adaptation by [[Rona Munro]] and directed by [[Melly Still]] previews at the [[Curve (theatre)|Leicester Curve]] from 13 to 20 April 2019 before opening at the [[Rose Theatre, Kingston]] (23 April to 12 May), and touring to [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] (14 to 18 May), [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] (29 May to 15 June), [[King's Theatre, Edinburgh]] (18 to 22 June) and [[Theatre Royal, Glasgow]] (25 to 29 June). Following its UK tour, the production transferred to London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Harold Pinter Theatre]] from 4 July to 31 August 2019 starring Alex Mugnaioni as Captain Antonio Corelli and Madison Clare as Pelagia. ===Illustrated Book (Comic)=== In 2024, CYRESSA editions have announced the release of Captain Corelli’s mandolin, a graphic novel adaptation of Louis de Bernières' best-selling novel, produced by Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas. With Kefalonian landscapes detailed illustrations this graphic adaptation offers a new way to discover the timeless love story and its dilemmas. This unique collaboration between Louis de Bernières and Arnaud Ribadeau Dumas combines the author’s powerful literary style with the narrative and graphic talent of the French illustrator.
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