The Turn of the Screw
A world premiere by Blackeyed Theatre and Arcola Theatre, based on the seminal ghost story by Henry James.
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The Stage on Blackeyed Theatre
England. A remote country house. A young governess, hired to care for two seemingly angelic children, begins what appears to be an idyllic new life. Yet there is something about the children that hints at a darker presence.
Desperate to protect them from what she believes to be malevolent spirits, she finds herself descending into a world of ambiguity, leading to one far-reaching question; are the ghosts real… or a projection of something far more terrifying?
A masterwork of psychological suspense and the inspiration for Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black, The Turn of the Screw is brought to life in this brand-new stage adaptation by Olivier Award-winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, combining powerful performances, illusion and stylish theatricality.
Venue
A world premiere by
Blackeyed Theatre and Arcola Theatre
Based on the seminal ghost story by
Henry James
Written by
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Directed by
Nicky Allpress
Price
From £20
Special Offers
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Running Time
Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes including an interval
Age Guidance
12+
Creative Team
Writer
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Morgan was commissioned by Shakespeare’s Globe to write Emilia which became a hit show in summer 2018 before transferring to the West End in 2019, winning three Olivier awards including Best Entertainment or Comedy Play. Her feature adaptation of her play The Wasp, starring Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer and directed by Guillem Morales, was released in 2024 following a showing at the Tribeca Festival.
Previous stage credits include: Dracula (Lyric Hammersmith), Belongings (shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Award), The Wasp (Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios), Typical Girls (Sheffield Crucible) and Mum (Plymouth Theatre Royal and Soho Theatre). She also co-wrote the book for new musical Cake, which was performed in London in 2023 and 2024 following an initial tour in 2022.
Director
Nicky Allpress
Nicky Allpress
Nicky is an award-winning director whose recent revival of The Shape of Things at Park Theatre was a finalist for the What’s On Stage Award for Best Production (Off-West End). A finalist in the 2024 Sir Peter Hall Directors Award and a member of the Young Vic Genesis and Stage Directors UK programmes, she is also developing a new stage comedy with Sally Phillips, which received its first public reading in November, and is currently Associate Director to Katy Rudd on The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, about to open at the Haymarket West End.
Other directing credits include: Jobsworth The Walworth Farce and Romeo & Juliet (Southwark Playhouse) and the 60th anniversary tour of Oh What A Lovely War (Blackeyed Theatre), and as staff director My Brilliant Friend (National Theatre).