The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw London Tickets

A masterwork of psychological suspense, The Turn of the Screw is Henry James’ iconic 1898 novella and a landmark of gothic fiction that has influenced generations of writers, including Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black. Now reimagined for the stage, this brand-new adaptation brings its unsettling atmosphere and ambiguity to the Arcola Theatre.

England. A remote country house. A young governess is hired to care for two children, beginning what appears to be an idyllic new life – but something about them hints at a darker presence. Desperate to protect them from what she believes to be malevolent spirits, she descends into a world of increasing uncertainty. Are the ghosts real, or is she projecting something far more terrifying?

About The Turn of the Screw

A young governess arrives at a remote English estate to care for two children, but her sense of purpose soon becomes consumed by fear and suspicion as she becomes convinced the house is haunted and the children are in danger.

It’s worth the applause

• A brand-new stage adaptation of Henry James’ classic novella
• A defining work of psychological gothic fiction
• Written by Olivier Award-winning playwright Morgan Lloyd Malcolm

The Turn of the Screw Creatives

• Director: Nicky Allpress
• Writer: Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
• Based on the novella by: Henry James