{
  "id": 19480313,
  "title": "‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne Adapts Matt Haig’s ‘The Humans’ for London’s West End With ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matt Smith",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/adolescence-writer-jack-thorne-adapts-matt-haigs-the-humans-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/theater/news/adolescence-writer-the-humans-house-of-the-dragon-matt-smith-1236944987/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Matt Smith will play an alien inside the body of a Cambridge academic in “The Humans,” a stage adaptation of Matt Haig’s novel by “Adolescence” writer Jack Thorne. The play will have its world premiere in London’s West End next year. Jeremy Herrin (“Wolf Hall,” “People, Places and Things”) will direct the limited run at […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}