Literary Adaptations

Drawing inspiration from Ovid, fifteen leading female and non-binary British playwrights dramatise the lives of fifteen classical heroines in a series of new monologues for the twenty-first century.

A bold and powerful dramatisation of George Orwell's classic dystopia, ideal for any school, youth group or amateur company.

A dramatisation of the extraordinary life of Jean Rhys, in which themes of femininity, literature and hysteria and madness collide with vivid force.

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

A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism.

A fresh interpretation of George Orwell's classic story of rebellion and treachery, first performed by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.

Helen Edmundson's celebrated adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

A simple and delightfully inventive re-telling of the stories from the Arabian Nights.

Laura Eason's celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel, a dazzling escapade that packs in more than fifty unforgettable characters.

The gripping story of the sensational, real-life case in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle found himself playing detective.

A powerful adaptation of Louise O'Neill's devastating novel about the experience of a young woman whose life is changed forever by a horrific act of violence.