DRAMATIC ADAPTATIONS:

Awakenings. A documentary about the post-encephalitic patients described in Oliver Sacks' book, Awakenings. Produced by Duncan Dallas, Yorkshire Television, and first shown in England in 1974 as the initial segment of the "Discovery" television series. Red ribbon, 1978 American Film Festival; first prize, 1978 International Rehabilitation Film Festival.

A Change in Mind. A documentary about a man with Tourette's Syndrome. Produced by Duncan Dallas, Yorkshire Television, 1978.

A Kind of Alaska. A one-act play by Harold Pinter, based on Awakenings
Performed in "Other Places" at National Theatre (Cottesloe), London, Oct. 1982 with Judi Dench, Paul Rogers, & Anna Massey. Directed by Peter Hall.

US Premiere at The Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, April 1984 with Dianne Wiest, Henderson Forsythe, & Caroline Lagerfelt. Directed by Alan Schneider.
 

Awakenings. Adapted by Arnold Aprill for a stage reading at City Lit Theater Company, Chicago, Sept. 10, 1987.

Awakenings. Adapted by John Reeves for a dramatic reading, CBC Radio, 1986.

Drummer. A one-act play by Peter Barnes, adapted from "Witty Ticcy Ray."

The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. A one-act opera adapted by Michael Morris, music by Michael Nyman. Produced and libretto by Christopher Rawlence.

First performed at the Inst. of Contemporary Arts, London, Oct. 30, 1986.

U.S. Premiere at the American Music Theater Festival, Philadelphia, Sept. 30, 1987.
Performed at Lincoln Center Theater, New York City, July 14, 1988.

The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. Filmed version of the opera.

Awakenings. Feature film starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner and John Heard. Produced by Walter Parkes and Larry Lasker, directed by Penny Marshall, screenplay by Steven Zaillian. Released December 1990 by Columbia Pictures. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Received the 1991 Scriptor Award.

L'homme Qui... Theatrical production by Peter Brook, inspired by The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. First production at the Theatre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris, 1993; English version, "The Man Who...," first performed at the National Theatre, 1994 and 1995; Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1995; and elsewhere.

Molly Sweeney. A play by Brian Friel inspired in part by "To See and Not See," a clinical tale in An Anthropologist on Mars.

The Mind Traveller. Six-part BBC series by Rosetta Pictures. Christopher Rawlence, producer and director; Emma Crichton-Miller, co-producer. Episodes on the Guam disease, Tourette's syndrome, color perception, autism and art, deaf-blindness, and Williams syndrome. Originally broadcast by BBC-2, November 1996.

In Search of Lucy Doe. One-hour documentary on languagelessness, produced for Arte TV, France by Rosetta Pictures. Produced and directed by Christopher Rawlence; co-producer by Emma Crichton-Miller. First broadcast by Arte TV, November 1996.

The Mind Traveler (US broadcast). Four-part PBS series by Rosetta Pictures. Christopher Rawlence, producer and director; Emma Crichton-Miller, co-producer. Episodes on "The Ragin' Cajun" (on a deaf-blind community in Seattle); "Island of the Colorblind" (on color and colorblindness in a small Pacific atoll); "Rage for Order" (on an autistic artist, Jessy Park); and "Don't be Shy, Mr. Sacks" (on Williams syndrome), September 1998.

At First Sight. A feature film based on " To See or Not See," a clinical tale in An Anthropologist on Mars. Starring Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Bruce Davidson, Nathan Lane, Kelly McGillis, and Steven Weber. Screenplay by Steve Leavitt and Rob Cowan. Produced by Rob Cowan. Directed and Produced by Irwin Winkler. Released by MGM, January 1999.