Trent Dalton's award-winning novel Boy Swallows Universe will come alive for the first time on a theatre stage in Brisbane.

Queensland Theatre secured rights for the world premiere production in September 2020 as part of the Brisbane Festival.

Queensland Theatre’s artistic director Sam Strong and author of Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton are eager to see the theatre production come into fruition.

Boy Swallows Universe has sold more than 160,000 copies in Australia since it was first published in July 2018 and and became the first book to have four wins at the Australian Book Industry Awards.

The Miles Franklin-longlisted novel's publisher, HarperCollins Australia, has also sold the television rights, with Australian actor Joel Edgerton named as the producer.