Editing Noggin the Nog (section)

== Theatre ==
In 1971, the [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] produced a stage version: ''Noggin the Nog. - The Rings of Nudrug'', with an Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin script. The show was designed by Firmin and included six Postgate songs, with music by Norman Dannatt. Directed by Michael Simpson, it premiered on 23 December and ran for 27 performances until 15 January 1972. Noggin was played by Piers Rogers, with Jane Sandbrook as Nooka, [[Paul Chapman (actor)|Paul Chapman]] as Nogbad and Stuart Knee as Prince Knut. A programme produced to accompany the production included this explanatory note:

"The tale of ''The Rings of Nudrug'' is a hitherto unknown story. It tells how Noggin’s son, Prince Knut celebrates his birthday by taking a long and mainly unintentional journey. It tells how the Rings of the Black Sorcerer of Nudrug were brought together again, how the King of the trolls is transformed and how at last the evil power of the rings is broken".

A message to "learned Nogophilists" in the programme pointed out that there were certain discrepancies between the tale presented on stage and that seen on TV, but explained that this was a function of the frequent reinvention of mythical tales. Graculus was absent, and credit for the flying machine was here given to Olaf the Lofty. In fact, this machine was previously stated to have been invented before the birth of Prince Knut, who was seen as a youth in the stage version. <ref>Theatre Programme: ''Noggin the Nog - The Rings of Nudrug''. Birmingham Repertory Theatre. 23 Dec 1971.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Noggin the Nog - Rings of Nudrug |url=http://www.smallfilms.co.uk/noggin/nudrug.htm |website=The Smallfilms Treasury |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>