Talk:Boy in Darkness

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I may be wrong, but I'm sure the book doesn't refer to "The Boy" as Titus at all.

The name Titus is mentioned only once in the book. Perhaps by accident. Still it's tied closely enough to Gormenghast to be considered part of the "series". In Peake's mind it was probably all the same anyway. --Steerpike 22:12, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there's only one mention of the name Titus (p. 28). The Boy is also referred to once as "the young earl" (p. 10). --Bennievermeer 21:43, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps it depends on the edition? In "Boy in Darkness and other stories" (published 2007), Sebastian Peake says the version included is from the first edition of the novella, which was "the one most free from the errors found in subsequent editions." The foreword to Boy in Darkness in this collection explicitly says the boy is never called Titus. --fvw * 04:01, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

I've added as infobox as was requested. Some of the information I put in may be

limited to the edition that I have (Hodder Children's Books, 1996). I hope to add images eventually. Galanskov 14:44, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

anecdote in mainspace

Soho Theatre, in June 1971 put on an adaptation of "Boy In Darkness" at The Kings Head, Islington. I understood this to have been the first time the Peake family authorised a performance of his work. The adaptation was by Paul Alexander, who also directed, and design was by Hayden Griffen; I was stage manger and set-builder etc for "a share of the profits" and my sister in law Candida Fawsitt played "The Goat". (Ref The Stage Thursday 06 May 1971 -- “Boy in Darkness by Mervyn Peaks, adapted by Paul Alexander, opening on June 15”)

It could be wikified, and re-inserted, as it stood it was unencyclopediac JarrahTree 12:27, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]