Editing War with the Newts (section)

==Adaptations==
In 1981 Kenny Murray and [[Ken Campbell]] adapted the story into a play, which was performed at the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]] in Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Timeline: Eighties|url=http://www.everymantheatrearchive.ac.uk/Eighties.htm#p2|publisher=Everymantheatre.ac.uk|access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> A 2003 production, based on the English translation by Ewald Osers, was adapted for the stage by E.B. Solomon and performed at the [[Kennedy Center]]'s Prelude Festival and later at The Catholic University of America and the Mead Theatre Lab. In 2010, an adaptation by Jason Loewith and Justin D.M. Palmer (in collaboration with puppet designer Michael Montenegro) was performed at Next Theatre in Evanston, Illinois.

In 1981, Ken Campbell directed ''War With the Newts'' at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.  With Henry Davis, [[Txi Whizz]]; consultant, Nigel Bourne

In 1998, Stephan Koplowitz directed/choreographed/produced a movement/theater/music production of ''War With the Newts'' at Dance Theater Workshop, the script was adapted by David Lindsay-Abaire, with music by Andrew Warshaw.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/12/arts/dance-review-watch-out-for-those-newts-they-re-a-threat-to-the-world.html|title=DANCE REVIEW; Watch Out for Those Newts: They're a Threat to the World|last=Anderson|first=Jack|date=1998-05-12|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2005 a BBC Radio adaption was produced, starring [[Dermot Crowley]], [[Sally Hawkins]], [[Henry Goodman]], [[Geoffrey Beevers]], Tina Gray, and [[Adrian Scarborough]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Drama on 3 – War with the Newts|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/dramaon3/pip/yyjwf/|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref>

In 2022, a musical podcast titled ''Newts!'' was produced by [[Public Radio Exchange|PRX]] and ''[[The Truth (podcast)|The Truth]]'', co-created by Ian Coss and Sam Jay Gold.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quah |first1=Nicholas |title=Class Action, Newts, and 4 More Podcasts Worth Trying |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/new-podcasts-class-action-newts.html |website=Vulture |language=en-us |date=10 June 2022}}</ref>

[[Robert Zubrin]] has said that his 2003 novel ''The Holy Land'', a satire on the Middle East conflict and the War on Terror, was inspired by ''The War with the Newts''.<ref>Email from Robert Zubrin to Tim McMahon dated 9-18-2003</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/1103/1103theholyland.htm |title=The galaxy strikes back |date=November 17, 2003 |author=Jack J. Woehr |publisher=Enter Stage Right |access-date=14 July 2013 }}</ref>

In [[Jaroslav Kalfař]]'s 2023 novel ''[[A Brief History of Living Forever]]'' the main character is the leading actress in a film adaptation called ''The Great Newt War''.

An animated [[War with the Newts (film)|film adaptation]] directed by Czech director [[Aurel Klimt]] was being developed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dvořák |first1=Stanislav |title=Klimt točí Válku s mloky, Mádl o roce 1968 - Novinky |url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/kultura-filmy-serialy-klimt-toci-valku-s-mloky-madl-o-roce-1968-40390383 |website=www.novinky.cz |date=15 March 2022 |access-date=27 March 2023 |language=cs}}</ref>

The video game ''[[Hrot]]'' includes a level heavily inspired by ''War with the Newts''.