The Wire creator writing musical based on The Pogues

David Simon, best known as the man responsible for cult U.S TV show The Wire, has revealed his next project: a musical based on The Pogues.

According to Rolling Stone, Simon has already handed in a first draft of a script to Irish theatre company Druid.

Simon had previously hinted at the project in the past, calling Shane MacGowan one of the “great lyricists and storytellers of our time”.

No production date has yet been confirmed for the Pogues musical.

[via CoS]