Literary Adaptations

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

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

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

An acclaimed dramatisation of Dickens' well-loved Christmas story - more faithful to the original than any other published version.

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

An exciting, fresh and accessible adaptation of Dostoyevsky's masterful novel.

An uplifting story of the triumph of love, inspiration and hope against all odds, laced with the song and dance of austere, 1940s Britain. 

A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

A ferociously funny, eye-poppingly theatrical play about art, animals and what happens when you try to take on the system from within... a crocodile.

A deliciously dark version of the Grimm Tales, from master storyteller Philip Pullman.

A riotously comic adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, originally performed by physical-comedy theatre company Le Navet Bete.

Rona Munro's adaptation of Louis de Bernières' much-loved epic novel, set on an idyllic Greek island in 1941.