The Turn Of The Screw

Blackeyed Theatre and Arcola Theatre present…The Turn of the Screw

A world premiere by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

Based on the seminal ghost story by Henry James

Directed by Nicky Allpress

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.

★★★★★ “Just the right mix of horror and psychological unease” – All That Dazzles

★★★★★ “Atmospheric, tense, spooky and terrifying” – London Theatre 1

★★★★ “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

“One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre” – The Stage on Blackeyed Theatre