Turn of the Screw

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Set in 1840, a young governess agrees to look after two orphans, a boy and a girl, in Bly, a seemingly idyllic country house. But, shortly after her arrival, she realises that they are not alone. There are others the ghosts of Blys troubled past. The Governess will risk everything to keep the children safe, even if it means giving herself up to The Others. Years later, confronted by the past she is compelled to account for what actually happened to her and those under her protection.
This fresh, thrilling adaptation of Henry James much-loved and genre defining classic ghost story Turn of the Screw lets you draw your own conclusions about the events at Bly and where guilt resides.

Reviews

Tightly-wound and deliciously atmospheric production incisively updates Henry James neo-gothic classic * The Stage *

Author Bio

Tim Luscombes first play, EuroVision, was produced by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1994. More recently, hes written for the National Theatre Studio (The Schuman Plan), the Royal Court (The One You Love), the Orange Tree (Hungry Ghosts) and the Hampstead Theatre. Pig was produced at the Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto in 2013 and A Map of the Region was shortlisted for the Bruntwood Prize in 2011. Two of his Jane Austen adaptations, Persuasion and Mansfield Park are published by Oberon Books. Tim is also a director.