 Consequently Turnbull advocated to the Ugandan government forcible relocation of random tribal members (with no more than ten people in any relocated group).In 1975, Turnbull's book provided the source material for a play called "The Ik", written by Colin Higgins and Dennis Cannan.The play, directed by Peter Brook, premiered in Paris in 1975, and was produced in London in 1976 by the Royal Shakespeare Company.