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Neil Gaiman’s much loved story Coraline is coming to the stage - as an opera.

The Royal Opera’s new production, created by Mark-Anthony Turnage, will have its world premiere at the Barbican next year.

Gaiman’s story, about a girl who finds a secret door in her house, was published as a novella in 2002 and released as a film in 2009. Dakota Fanning voiced the eponymous heroine, who finds a parallel family in the alternate world.

The show, which will be created for families, will be Turnage’s fourth opera. It will be directed by Aletta Collins, with Sian Edwards conducting the Britten Sinfonia.

The 2018 season, which was announced today, will also feature a 24 hour-long history of America through song, created by Taylor Mac.

Other highlights include the UK premiere of Enda Walsh’s opera The Second Violinist, a stage version of the 1967 novel Picnic at Hanging Rock, and the return of Complicite’s acclaimed show The Encounter, starring Simon McBurney.