‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne Adapts Matt Haig’s ‘The Humans’ for London’s West End With ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matt Smith

Nov 11, 2026 2:00am PT ‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne Adapts Matt Haig’s ‘The Humans’ for London’s West End With ‘House of the Dragon’ Star Matt Smith

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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 the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Previews will begin Oct. 30, 2027, opening night is set for Nov. 16, 2027, and the run will close on Jan. 28, 2028. The rest of the cast and the creative team have not yet been revealed.

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