Details

Published in 1951, From Here To Eternity was James Jones' debut novel. It won him the National Book Award for fiction in 1952. It is loosely based on Jones's experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served. The 1953 film and subsequent TV mini-series were adapted from the novel. It has recently been announced that the novel will be re-released with previously unpublished material included. In 1953 the novel was adapted into a film directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Buddy Adler, starring Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, Ernest Borgnine, Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed. The film won 8 Academy Awards out of 13 nominations.

Cast/Performers

Jonny Amies, Jonathon Bentley, Desmonda Cathabel, Leonard Cook, Kyerron Dixon-Bassey, Sarah Drake, Dominic Adam Griffin, Cassius Hackforth, Robin Hayward, Callum Henderson, James Mateo-Salt, Rhys Nuttall, Jack Ofrecio, Jaden Oshenye, Eve Polycarpou, Adam Rhys-Charles, Carley Stenson, Alan Turkington, Joseph Vella

Creatives/Company

Music(s): Stuart Brayson, Nick Barstow (orchestration)
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Book by: Bill Oakes (musical theatre version of James Jones' 1951 novel.
Producer(s): Aria Entertainment, Bill Kenwright, Heartaches Limited
Director(s): Brett Smock, Jane Deitch (casting)
Design(s): Stewart Charlesworth, Louise Rhodes-Brown (projection)
Costume(s): Stewart Charlesworth, Lucy Lawless (costume supervisor)
Musical Director: Nick Barstow
Choreographer: Cressida Carre
Lighting: Adam King
Other: James Anderton (production manager)