Editing A Severed Head (section)

==Adaptations==
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With [[J.B. Priestley]], Murdoch adapted her book for the stage. The play, directed by [[Val May]], opened at the [[Bristol Old Vic|Theatre Royal, Bristol]], in May 1963. In July 1963, it moved to the [[Criterion Theatre]] in London, for a run of 1,044 performances.<ref>Who's Who in the Theatre, 14th edition, Pitman (1967)</ref> In New York, after four previews, the Broadway production, also directed by May, opened on 28 October 1964 at the [[Royale Theatre]], where it ran for only 29 performances. The cast included [[Sheila Burrell]], reprising her role as Honor Klein, [[Robin Bailey]] again playing Martin Lynch-Gibbon, and [[Jessica Walter]] as Georgie. The novel was also made into a [[A Severed Head (film)|1970 film]] starring [[Claire Bloom]], [[Lee Remick]], [[Richard Attenborough]] and [[Ian Holm]]. The screenplay was written by [[Frederic Raphael]].

A five-part adaptation of ''A Severed Head'' by [[Stephen Wakelam]] appeared on the [[BBC Radio 4]] series ''[[15 Minute Drama]]'' in August 2015. The actors included [[Julian Rhind-Tutt]] as Martin Lynch-Gibbon, [[Helen Schlesinger]] as Honor Klein, and [[Victoria Hamilton]] as Antonia Lynch-Gibbon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iris Murdoch: A Severed Head|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068hvtj|publisher=BBC Radio 4: 15 Minute Drama|access-date=26 August 2015}}</ref>