Literary Adaptations
The Time Machine: A Comedy
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.
To Sir, With Love (stage version)
By E. R. Braithwaite Adapted by Ayub Khan Din8f 8m (plus extras)An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain.
Treasure Island (stage version)
By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by Stuart Paterson10m doubling (large cast possible)A fresh and genuinely thrilling adaptation of the classic tale, and one that keeps close to Stevenson's original story.
Treasure Island (Le Navet Bete stage version)
4m doubling (or a mixed cast playing 26 characters)A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, family-friendly retelling of a classic story.
The Turn of the Screw (stage version)
By Henry James Adapted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz4f 3mA chilling adaptation of Henry James's classic ghost story.
Vernon God Little (stage version)
By DBC Pierre Adapted by Tanya Ronder4f 5m doubling (large cast possible)A darkly riotous, superbly fast-talking adventure, adapted from the Booker Prize-winning novel.
War and Peace (stage version)
By Leo Tolstoy Adapted by Helen Edmundson5f 10m doublingA magnificent two-play epic, adapted from Tolstoy's novel and first staged by Shared Experience.
We are Three Sisters
5f 5mA thrillingly atmospheric historical drama for the stage, evoking the lives of the Brontë sisters, with a nod to Chekhov's Three Sisters.
Wendy & Peter Pan
By Ella Hickson Original author J.M. Barrie4f 17m doubling (up to 6f 22m); version for smaller cast also availableA refreshingly modern version of J.M. Barrie's much-loved story that puts the character of Wendy firmly centre stage.
Whisky Galore (stage version)
By Compton Mackenzie Adapted by Philip Goulding7f doubling (can be performed by a larger cast)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.
The Wind in the Willows (stage version)
By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny2f 6m doubling (large cast possible)A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.
Wolf Hall (stage version)
By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton4-7f 15-24m (plus non-speaking extras)The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.
Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey