Editing War and Peace (section)

===Theatre===
* The first successful stage adaptations of ''War and Peace'' were produced by [[Alfred Neumann (writer)|Alfred Neumann]] and [[Erwin Piscator]] (1942, revised 1955, published by Macgibbon & Kee in London 1963, and staged in 16 countries since) and R. Lucas (1943).
* A stage adaptation by [[Helen Edmundson]], first produced in 1996 at the [[Royal National Theatre]] with [[Richard Hope (actor)|Richard Hope]] as Pierre and [[Anne-Marie Duff]] as Natasha, was published that year by Nick Hern Books, London. Edmundson added to and amended the play<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/02/11/btroad111.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212232622/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/02/11/btroad111.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |title=War and Peace: A triumphant Tolstoy |first=Dominic |last=Cavendish |date=February 11, 2008 }}</ref> for a 2008 production as two 3-hour parts by [[Shared Experience]], again directed by [[Nancy Meckler]] and [[Polly Teale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/whatson3.asp?levone=1&levtwo=68&levthree=87&allowRev=0 |title=War and Peace |access-date=2008-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220045244/http://www.sharedexperience.org.uk/whatson3.asp?levone=1&levtwo=68&levthree=87&allowRev=0 |archive-date=2008-12-20 }}. Sharedexperience.org.uk</ref> This was first put on at the [[Nottingham Playhouse]], then toured in the UK to Liverpool, Darlington, Bath, Warwick, Oxford, Truro, London (the [[Hampstead Theatre]]) and Cheltenham.
* A musical adaptation by [[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk]] and [[Theatre World Award]] winner [[Dave Malloy]], called ''[[Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812]]'' premiered at the [[Ars Nova (theater)|Ars Nova]] theater in Manhattan on October 1, 2012, with Malloy starring as Pierre opposite [[Phillipa Soo]] as Natasha and [[Lucas Steele]] as Anatole. The show is described as an electropop opera, and is based on Book 8 of ''War and Peace,'' focusing on Natasha's affair with Anatole.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/over_the_moon_for_comet_ElRNZxos07lW1fay2rkCuI |location=New York |work=The NY Post |title=Over the Moon for Comet |first=Elisabeth |last=Vincentelli |date=October 17, 2012 }}</ref> The show opened on Broadway in the fall of 2016, starring [[Josh Groban]] as Pierre, [[Denée Benton]] as Natasha and Steele as Anatole. It received [[71st Tony Awards|twelve Tony Award]] nominations including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor]], [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress]], [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]].
* A stage adaptation by [[Carlos Be]] in Spanish, first produced by LaJoven and directed by José Luis Arellano. Its premiere is scheduled for January 2023 at the [[Círculo de Bellas Artes]] of [[Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.circulobellasartes.com/espectaculos/lajoven-war-and-love/ |title=La Joven. War & Love|date=21 September 2022 }}</ref>