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Turn of the Screw, The (stage version)

A chilling adaptation of Henry James's classic ghost story.

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama, Fantasy & Supernatural

  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre
A chilling adaptation of Henry James's classic ghost story.

A young governess is given charge of two orphans on a remote estate. Miles and Flora charm their new guardian with poetry and song. A chilling history of the house and its former inhabitants surfaces as the governess unearths evils and tries to protect the children.

The Turn of the Screw premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in January 2013.

REVIEWS:

"Achieves that thing so rare in the theatre - true, spine-chilling horror... this has the potential to give The Woman in Black a run for its money."

 Sunday Telegraph

"[A] splendid adaptation... peep at it through your fingers if you dare."

 Daily Mail

Premiere Production: Almeida Theatre, London 2013.
  • Casting: 3M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Good role(s) for female performers, Good role(s) for younger performers

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A chilling adaptation of Henry James's classic ghost story.

A young governess is given charge of two orphans on a remote estate. Miles and Flora charm their new guardian with poetry and song. A chilling history of the house and its former inhabitants surfaces as the governess unearths evils and tries to protect the children.

The Turn of the Screw premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in January 2013.

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