Ah Artemis. It’s like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget. #ArtemisFowlMusical is officially in development. 🧚🕶️ https://t.co/NRB1GV5Odl
— Eoin Colfer (@EoinColfer) March 14, 2025
A new musical based off Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer received a private workshop (which I guess serves as a preview for potential investors) by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical on March 14th. “The musical follows 12-year-old millionaire and criminal genius Artemis Fowl, who is young enough to believe in fairies and smart enough to exploit them for their gold. No scheme is too dastardly, no plot too devious, until he messes with the wrong elf.”
The musical has a book by Eoin Colfer, music by Liam Bates, lyrics by Colfer and Bates, and will be directed by Scott Graham for Frantic Assembly.
Eoin Colfer commented: “Theatre is my first love. I learned to read running lines with my mother when I was four years old, and the first thing I ever wrote for public consumption was a play about the Norse gods for my fourth-class Christmas show. So when my book Artemis Fowl became a worldwide hit some decades later, I immediately thought that this would be my chance to get a musical onto a stage. I am so excited to showcase Artemis and for the musical to be in development with such a brilliant team because when I wrote it as a book, I was seeing it in my head as a musical. This is a literal dream come true.”
Director Graham said “The story is a thrilling stand-off between the fairy and mortal worlds but is also a gorgeous tale of young lives drawn into adulthood. I think there are different levels to engage with it on. On one level, it is the story of a dynamic heist, and on another, it is about family connections and how our hearts ache with pride, love and longing. It feels rich, powerful and hugely entertaining.”
Hopefully it will be better than the Disney movie.
