Editing Lord of the Flies (section)

=== Stage ===
The book was first adapted for the stage and performed in 1984 at [[Clifton College Preparatory School]]. It was adapted by Elliot Watkins, a teacher at the school, with the consent of [[William Golding|Golding]], who attended the opening night.<ref>{{cite web |editor=Friess, Amelie|date=March 2024 |magazine=Playbox Theatre Member’s Newsletter |pages=2 |title=Lord of the Flies in Rehearsal |url=https://www.playboxtheatre.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/March-Newsletter.pdf}}</ref>

[[Nigel Williams (author)|Nigel Williams]] wrote his own adaptation of the text for the stage some ten years later. It was debuted by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in July 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search {{!}} RSC Performances {{!}} LOF199508 - The Lord of the Flies |url=https://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/lof199508/page/15 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=Shakespeare Birthplace Trust}}</ref> The Pilot Theatre Company toured it extensively in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

In October 2014 it was announced that the 2011 production of ''Lord of the Flies'' would return for the 2015 season at the [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]] ahead of a major UK tour.<ref name="shenton 2014">{{cite news |last1=Shenton |first1=Mark |title=London's Open Air Theatre to Stage Peter Pan, The Seagull and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Plus Reprise of Lord of the Flies |url=https://playbill.com/article/londons-open-air-theatre-to-stage-peter-pan-the-seagull-and-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-plus-reprise-of-lord-of-the-flies-com-334154 |work=[[Playbill]] |date=October 28, 2014 }}</ref><ref name="banniser 2014">{{cite news |last1=Bannister |first1=Rosie |last2=Bosanquet |first2=Theo |title=Open Air Theatre stages Peter Pan and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/open-air-theatre-stages-peter-pan-and-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers_36278/ |work=[[WhatsOnStage.com]] |date=28 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Dominic |last=Cavendish |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8539711/Lord-of-the-Flies-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-review.html|title=Lord of the Flies, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, review|work=The Telegraph|date=26 May 2011 |access-date=26 May 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530020439/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/8539711/Lord-of-the-Flies-Open-Air-Theatre-Regents-Park-review.html|archive-date=30 May 2011}}</ref> The production was to be directed by [[Timothy Sheader]].<ref name="shenton 2014"/><ref name="banniser 2014"/>

Kansas-based Orange Mouse Theatricals and [[Mathew Klickstein]] produced a topical, gender-bending adaptation called ''Ladies of the Fly'' that was co-written by a group of girls aged 8 to 16 based on the original text and their own lives. The production was performed by the girls as an immersive live-action show in August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |first=Joanna |last=Hlavacek |date=August 25, 2016 |title=Orange Mouse Theatricals to stage re-imagined 'Lord of the Flies' with an all-female twist. |url=https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/aug/25/orange-mouse-theatricals-stage-re-imagined-lord-fl/ |website=LJWorld.com}}</ref>