<Ul> <Li> A stage adaptation written and directed by Bruce Shapiro played at Tufts University in 1989 . </Li> <Li> An operatic adaptation, The Handmaid's Tale, by Poul Ruders, premiered in Copenhagen on 6 March 2000, and was performed by the English National Opera, in London, in 2003 . It was the opening production of the 2004--2005 season of the Canadian Opera Company . </Li> <Li> A stage adaptation of the novel, by Brendon Burns, for the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke, England, toured the UK in 2002 . </Li> <Li> A ballet adaptation choreographed by Lila York and produced by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet premiered on 16 October 2013 . Amanda Green appeared as Offred and Alexander Gamayunov as The Commander . </Li> <Li> A one - woman stage show, adapted from the novel, by Joseph Stollenwerk premiered in the U.S. in January 2015 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A stage adaptation written and directed by Bruce Shapiro played at Tufts University in 1989 . </Li> <Li> An operatic adaptation, The Handmaid's Tale, by Poul Ruders, premiered in Copenhagen on 6 March 2000, and was performed by the English National Opera, in London, in 2003 . It was the opening production of the 2004--2005 season of the Canadian Opera Company . </Li> <Li> A stage adaptation of the novel, by Brendon Burns, for the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke, England, toured the UK in 2002 . </Li>

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