Literary Adaptations

A chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel about the disappearance of three Australian schoolgirls in the summer of 1900.

Malorie Blackman's celebrated novel about a boy in need of a heart transplant, adapted for the stage by Winsome Pinnock. First performed in 2025 at the Unicorn Theatre, London, before touring the UK.

A loving and irreverent all-female adaptation of Jane Austen's unrivalled literary classic, winner of the Best Entertainment or Comedy Play at the Olivier Awards.

Robert Tressell's classic pre-First World War account of the working lives of a group of housepainters and decorators, vividly adapted by Howard Brenton.

An imaginative stage adaptation of E. Nesbit's much-loved children's classic.

A contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's extraordinary fairytale of dance, desire and destruction. Performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2024.

A delightful stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's enduring tale of transformation and healing through nature.

A thrillingly adventurous adaptation of the beloved and radical story about the magic of nature and the nature of magic, premiered at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2024.

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

A faithful yet inventive adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, terrifically actable and readable.

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

The classic tale of Sleeping Beauty's curse – as seen through the eyes of the fairy who curses her.