Literary Adaptations

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Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

3f 6m, doubling

An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

The Haunting

1f 2m

A spine-chilling play based on several original ghost stories by Charles Dickens.

His Dark Materials (stage version)

Large mixed cast (minimum 25)

A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (stage version - new edition)

3 performers (playing multiple roles)

A revised, definitive version of this riotously funny take on the celebrated Sherlock Holmes story, a firm favourite with theatre companies, both professional and amateur.

Imperium: The Cicero Plays

4f 19m, doubling (100+ characters)

A backstage view of Ancient Rome at its most bloody and brutal, adapted by Mike Poulton from Robert Harris's bestselling The Cicero Trilogy.

It's a Wonderful Life (stage version)

4 actors, doubling (either 1f 3m or 2f 2m); larger cast possible (13 characters plus extras)

A joyful stage adaptation of Frank Capra's movie about a down-on-his-luck banker who feels like he's at the end of his rope, until his guardian angel pays him a visit.

Jane Eyre (Shared Experience stage version)

5f 3m doubling

A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that puts the interior life of the novel on stage.

Jane Eyre (stage version)

4f 2m doubling (large cast 30+ possible)

A witty and fleet-footed adaptation that lays bare the beating heart of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, whilst staying true to its revolutionary spirit.

Jeeves & Wooster in 'Perfect Nonsense'

3m who play a variety of roles

An inventive, fast-paced comedy based featuring P.G. Wodehouse’s iconic double act.

Jekyll & Hyde (National Youth Theatre version)

8-13f 8-16m

A radical re-imagining by playwright Evan Placey of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale, written for the National Youth Theatre.

Jekyll and Hyde (stage version)

3f 6m or more (large cast possible)

An inventive, brilliantly theatrical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's darkly fascinating tale of male violence, guilt and privilege.

Joseph K

By Tom Basden Original author Franz Kafka
1f 3m, doubling (large cast possible)

A darkly comic stage adaptation of The Trial, relocating Kafka's classic novel to twenty-first-century London.

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