The Turn of the Screw title with a woman and house in dim light.
Blackeyed Theatre

The Turn of the Screw

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Main stage

About The Turn of the Screw

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.

A world premiere by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Based on the seminal ghost story by Henry James

Directed by Nicky Allpress

Image gallery

  • Two performers looking concerned, one holding a leather file.
  • A performer in a dress dancing under dim, blue lighting.
  • A person in a dress facing away to two performers behind lit screens.
  • A performer shout at another performer with heir hands outstretched.

Atmospheric, tense, spooky and terrifying

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Just the right mix of horror and psychological unease

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The cast of The Turn of the Screw

The cast of The Turn of the Screw

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