Roddy Doyle says admiration for shows such as The Producers finally persuaded him to allow staging of bestselling novelOne very big reason why it has taken 25 years for The Commitments to hit the stage is because Roddy Doyle thought he did not like musicals. "I'd never been to one," the writer said, admitting that he had batted away about 20 requests to bring it to a live audience.Doyle was in London to announce a We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PM on April 23, 2013