Bekah Brunstetter, a producer for NBC, is writing the show and it will be produced in collaboration with Sparks.

“When I first heard about The Notebook potentially being turned into a musical, I was instantly drawn to the idea,” said Brunstetter. “The story hits home for me in two big ways: it takes place in my home state of North Carolina, and Alzheimer’s runs deep in my family.

“I was sent a few songs Ingrid had already written for it, and that week, I spent my drives to and from work car-listening, memorising, imagining the story unfold with music, imagining how I might layer worlds, dramatize memory, and before I even knew that I had to write the book for this, it was already starting to happen in my head.”

Why we definitely need The Notebook musical to come to the UK