▁Mey ers ▁as ▁Ste er pi ke ▁and ▁Christopher ▁Lee ▁as ▁Mr . ▁Fl ay . ▁ ▁Also ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁TV ▁short ▁film ▁A ▁Boy ▁in ▁Dark ness ▁( ada pt ed ▁from ▁Pe ake ' s ▁nov ella ▁Boy ▁in ▁Dark ness ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁from ▁the ▁BBC ▁D rama ▁Lab . ▁It ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁" virtual " ▁computer - generated ▁world ▁created ▁by ▁young ▁computer ▁game ▁design ers , ▁and ▁star red ▁Jack ▁Ry der ▁as ▁" The ▁Boy " ▁( a ▁te en age ▁Tit us ▁Gro an ), ▁with ▁Terry ▁Jones ▁narr ating . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Neil ▁Ga iman ▁and ▁Ak iva ▁G olds man ▁would ▁adapt ▁the ▁series ▁into ▁a ▁television ▁series ▁for ▁F rem ant le Media . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁ ▁A ▁minimal ist ▁stage ▁version ▁of ▁G orm eng h ast ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁David ▁G lass ▁Ens emble , ▁re lying ▁heavily ▁on ▁m ime , ▁tou red ▁the at res ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁A ▁stage ▁version ▁of ▁Tit us ▁Al one ▁was ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁using ▁sound ▁and ▁physical ▁theatre ▁to ▁e voke ▁the ▁strange ▁world ▁beyond ▁G orm eng h ast ▁Castle . ▁It ▁focused ▁on ▁them es ▁of ▁mad ness