The first ever stage adaptation of I, Daniel Blake has been announced and the actor who starred in Ken Loach's award-winning film is writing it.
Northern Stage revealed the news this Thursday morning that Dave Johns, who played Daniel Blake in the hard-hitting drama, is writing the screenplay for a stage version which is to have its premiere at the theatre next summer. And Dave, who says the success of the film changed his life, is delighted to have the approval of the director himself for the ambitious project.
Loach - who has worked for years with writer Paul Laverty, creator of the screenplay for I, Daniel Blake which is a stark portrayal of a man failed by the welfare system - said: “This story is more relevant now than ever and who better to put it on stage than Dave Johns, the original Daniel Blake."
