With the announcement of a Batman Live show and the Spider-Man Musical, I realized that Batman and Grant Morrison's "Arkham Asylum" can be translated into a play. A preview of the prologue is below and you can check out the rest here.
To feel the warm thrill of confusion and space cadet glow.
Tell me is something eluding you such as is this not what you expected to see?
Of course Im not. You want to see him! Dont worry hell be here. This is about him after all. Much like you, he fascinates me, tantalizes me. What goes on between those pointy ears? I want to know, dont you? And well find out, because as Mr. Floyd once put it,
If I want to find out whats behind those dark eyes
Ill just have to claw my way through his disguise. HAHAHA!
Lights! No flash photography! And action!
Act One
Prologue
(The opening of PINK FLOYDS In the Flesh? is playing. Enter JOKER dressed as a ringmaster. The Bat Signal shines.)
JOKER:
So ya thought ya might like to go to the show.To feel the warm thrill of confusion and space cadet glow.
Tell me is something eluding you such as is this not what you expected to see?
Of course Im not. You want to see him! Dont worry hell be here. This is about him after all. Much like you, he fascinates me, tantalizes me. What goes on between those pointy ears? I want to know, dont you? And well find out, because as Mr. Floyd once put it,
If I want to find out whats behind those dark eyes
Ill just have to claw my way through his disguise. HAHAHA!
Lights! No flash photography! And action!
(Exit JOKER.)
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