Literary Adaptations

A smouldering adaptation of Thomas Hardy's enduring novel about a spirited and feisty young woman who finds herself playing mistress in a man's world.

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

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

A radical re-interpretation of The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky's classic and compelling tale of family rivalries.

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

An electrifying, bittersweet love story with echoes of Romeo and Juliet, set in a society divided by racial bigotry and a world rocked by terrorism. 

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

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

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

Rudyard Kipling's classic jungle tales, in an acclaimed stage adaptation by Stuart Paterson.

The story of a young boy's fantastic adventure after being washed up on a Pacific island.

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

Elizabeth Gaskell's panoramic novel of Victorian England, adapted for the stage by the author of Iron and The James Plays.

An adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

An energetic, fast-moving adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic, by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

An adaptation for the stage of this modern children's classic by the best-selling author and 2005 Children's Laureate.

A landmark dramatisation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of one of the foundation stones of English literature.

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.