The Turn of the Screw

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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.
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, Henry James’ classic novella 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.★★★★★ ‘Just the right mix of horror and psychological unease’ - All That Dazzles★★★★★ ‘Atmospheric, tense, spooky and terrifying’ - London Theatre 1★★★★★ ‘A Fantastic Production...
Genuinely ‘jump out of your seat’ scary’ - Theatre Review★★★★ ‘Deftly gothic...transporting the viewer and the characters to all kinds of isolated, dark, and lonely spaces’ - The Stage★★★★ ‘The thrill comes in the dropping of clues and sheer creepiness’ - WhatsOnStage★★★★ ‘The thrills that unnerve the most are the psychological ones...
Go and see it for yourself.
Feel the fear’ - The Spy in the Stalls★★★★ ‘A visually and sensory stimulating piece of theatre... visually and vocally stunning’ - A Youngish Perspective★★★★ ‘Spooky season has well and truly commenced’ - Theatre & Tonic★★★★ ‘Entirely original, exciting and thoroughly convincing’ - View from the Gods★★★★ ‘Creates a dramatic sense of psychological claustrophobia’ - Plays International & Europe★★★★ ‘Guaranteed to linger in your memory long after you’ve left the theatre’ - Mind the BlogA world premiere by Morgan Lloyd MalcolmBased on the seminal ghost story by Henry JamesDirected by Nicky Allpress
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