theatre

The Turn of the Screw

At Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough · 6 performances from Wed 5 May to Sat 8 May.

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 children, begins what appears to be an idyllic new life – but something about the children 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 in