▁manuscript s ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁screen play ▁and ▁the ▁play ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁The ▁Harold ▁P inter ▁Archive ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Library , ▁which ▁the ▁B L ▁acquired ▁perman ently ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁planned ▁to ▁finish ▁catalog uing ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁the ▁catalog ue ▁went ▁online ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁accessible ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Michael ▁B ake well ▁adapted ▁P inter ' s ▁screen play ▁into ▁a ▁radio ▁play ▁also ▁titled ▁The ▁Pr oust ▁Screen play ▁directed ▁by ▁Ned ▁Ch ail let ▁and ▁featuring ▁P inter ▁as ▁narr ator , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 3 ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁extended ▁repeat ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Original ▁Production ▁▁ ▁The ▁stage ▁version , ▁which ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁C ott es lo e ▁Theatre , ▁National ▁Theatre ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ran ▁there ▁through ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Di ▁Tre vis ▁and ▁star red ▁Sebastian ▁Har com be ▁( Mar cel ), ▁Dun can ▁Bell ▁( Char les ▁Sw ann ), ▁David ▁R int oul ▁( Char lus ), ▁and ▁Fr ith a ▁Go ode y ▁( O d ette ▁de ▁Cre cy ). ▁ ▁Design ed ▁by ▁Al ison ▁Ch itt y , ▁the ▁production ▁included ▁music ▁by ▁Domin ic