children, who were fans of the 1991 film, and who took him to see musicals, including a production of the film-turned-musical The Producers, which he called "a revelation". Despite initially looking to hire another writer to write the book for the musical, Doyle ended up writing the show himself. The show was directed by Jamie Lloyd, with choreography by Ann Yee, set design by Soutra Gilmour, sound design by Rory Madden and lighting by Jon Clark. References External links Roddy Doyle discusses The Commitments on the BBC World Book Club 1987 Irish novels Novels by Roddy Doyle Fictional musical groups Novels set in Dublin (city) Novels about music Irish novels adapted into films 1987 debut novels