Lovely Bones, Harrowing Plot

"My name is Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered." As opening lines go, The Lovely Bones doesn't have a start you'll forget. But if you somehow got past your angsty teenage years without tearing your way through Alice Sebold's brutal, beautiful global bestseller (with a 'borrowed' copy, in a corner of Waterstones, or was that just us?) it's coming to the stage for the first time. The plot — piecing together the story of Susie's end and the fallout — might sound like it would make for fairly horrendous theatre going, but quite apart from being a compelling mystery murder (for everyone except Susie), the cast, set and design behind the new production looks as clever as it is acclaimed. With recent credits from the National Theatre, RSC and Olivier nominations going to both cast and directorial team. At The Rep from October 30. Tickets are from £10.