Literary Adaptations

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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 Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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

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

A deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

Michael Simkins' immensely charming stage adaptation of Dear Lupin, the witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son that became a huge bestseller, winner of The Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year.

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

A sparkling adaptation of the classic comic novel recording the daily exploits of Charles Pooter, the London clerk with social aspirations far beyond his status.

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

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction.

A powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate set in a small Nigerian town. Adapted from the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel.

A psychological thriller, adapted for the stage from Harriet Lane's gripping novel.

An electrifying thriller about corruption and complicity, adapted from Giles Foden's multi-award-winning novel.

A revitalised stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's Christmas tale, by renowned author Piers Torday, focussing on Ebenezer Scrooge's sister Fan, the most monstrous miser ever known.

A ferocious, wild and utterly exhilarating adaptation of Emily Brontë's indelible masterpiece.

Rudyard Kipling’s beloved tale of family, belonging and identity has been reimagined in this acclaimed adaptation by Jessica Swale, with original songs by Joe Stilgoe. 

The story of a young slave girl who lives through the final turbulent days of slavery on a sugar plantation in 19th-century Jamaica. Adapted from Andrea Levy's award-winning novel.