Literary Adaptations

A fascinating blend of dark hilarity and melancholy, woven from Patrick Hamilton’s much-loved story about an improbable heroine in wartime Britain.

The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her.

A stage version of Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain - set text edition for the English Mastery Secondary programme.

Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson.

A magical retelling of the Orpheus myth, full of music, sound and storytelling, adapted from the novel by David Almond. Premiered by Pilot Theatre on UK tour in 2024.

An adaptation for the stage of Jacqueline Wilson's popular novel.

A classic of Scots literature, brilliantly adapted for the stage.

A stage adaptation of Kate Summerscale's bestselling non-fiction thriller, about the investigation of a Victorian country house murder.

A wonderfully theatrical adaptation of the much-loved children's classic, with songs by Neil Hannon.

A thrilling, fast-paced adaptation of the classic novel, considered by Dickens 'the best story I have ever written'.

A thrilling Gothic story of violence, retribution and justice, adapted for the stage by Kate Mosse from her own internationally best-selling novel.

A gripping psychological thriller adapted for the stage by Émile Zola himself from his own notorious novel, in a version by Nicholas Wright.

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

A fast-paced, wise-cracking, riotous play, loosely based on H.G. Wells's masterpiece, that zips from the nineteenth century to the end of the world, and (with any luck) back again.

An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. 

A fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.

A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, family-friendly retelling of a classic story.

A chilling adaptation of Henry James's classic ghost story.

A darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure, adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel.

A magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.

A thrillingly atmospheric historical drama for the stage, evoking the lives of the Brontë sisters, with a nod to Chekhov's Three Sisters.

A refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.

A stage adaptation of Compton Mackenzie's comedy classic, combining rollicking physical theatre, panto and farce, with an array of hilarious characters for any female-led theatre company.