A world premiere stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s bestselling novel The Haunting of Hill House will tour the UK this autumn. Written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith, the new production brings Jackson’s enduring supernatural thriller to the stage, following renewed interest sparked by the acclaimed Netflix series.
Laurence J. Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson, said, “From film and television to the stage, my mother Shirley Jackson’s legacy continues to endure through her iconic novel The Haunting of Hill House. I’m thrilled that this haunting classic will return in a new form, and that Stef Smith’s adaptation will capture the novel’s remarkable and unsettling spirit for audiences in a whole new way.”
The production is directed by Martin Constantine and produced by Wiltshire Creative in association with Theatr Clwyd. It is presented by Mark Puddle with Alexander “Sandy” Marshall and Patrick Myles.
Opening at Salisbury Playhouse on 11 September, the tour will visit Richmond Theatre from 6 to 10 October before travelling to Theatre Clwyd, Theatre Royal Brighton, Palace Theatre Manchester and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse. The run concludes at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh on 14 November.
Stef Smith said, “The Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest supernatural novels of the last one hundred years and to have the chance to adapt it for the stage is a true privilege. I find Shirley Jackson’s world intoxicating, thrilling and gut-wrenching. I believe there is something so deeply theatrical at the heart of Hill House. From the spooky, to the surreal, through heartache and hope. I hope that our cast of characters will take the audience along for a ride quite unlike anything else. Above all we will examine that the biggest horrors are usually human.”
Audiences can expect a chilling theatrical experience as a group of investigators enter Hill House, where curiosity turns to fear and unexplained phenomena ripple through its twisting corridors.
Tickets are now on sale, with full casting and the creative team to be announced.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
