Despite since being adapted as a TV show, written up as a six book series and made into a movie, Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy began its life as a radio play on BBC Radio 4. This summer the original cast will reunite to take the radio show on tour across the UK with a series of guests voicing the book itself along the way.
Beginning in June, Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Susan Sheridan and Mark Wing-Davey will criss-cross the UK bringing the radio show to life live on stage. They will be joined by a host of celebrities playing the book not least of whom is Neil Gaiman, a good friend of Douglas' who will perform on the show's final tour night in Edinburgh. To get a taste of what the show will be like, a trailer was released yesterday featuring footage from a performance at Hitchcon '09.
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If you cannot join the cast on tour, you'll be pleased to know that a recording will be made available for download later this year. If you will be in the UK this summer, you can check the official website for tickets and the latest announcements including who will play the book on the dates yet to be revealed.
