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The Turn of the Screw 2024 - Articles Page 5

Ages: 6+
Opened: October 11, 2024
Closing: October 31, 2024

The Turn of the Screw - West End History , Info & More

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With its dark, evocative score, Britten’s The Turn of the Screw is one of the most unnerving of all operas. Told in flashback from a psychiatric ward, a young governess is terrorised by unseen forces in a remote country house. The setting is Bronte-esque, but the menace is pure Hitchcock.



A young, inexperienced governess is invited to a bleak country house, home to two orphaned children, both deeply troubled, possibly possessed. Her anxiety mounts. There are strangled cries in the night, a figure on the tower, a face at the window. But are they just figments of her imagination, or malign presences threatening the charges in her care? She can’t be sure – and nor can we – as the tension builds towards a nerve-shredding climax.



Britten’s innovative score is a masterpiece of twentieth century opera. With 13 virtuosic instruments, this most eminent British opera composer creates an eerie palette of orchestral colours, with both acts divided into 8 scenes.



A ‘screw’ theme connects all the interludes and this tightens in intensity as the mood grows darker and darker. Particularly effective is the opera’s use of nursery rhymes to raise the tension – a technique adopted by many horror films.



Directed and designed by Isabella Bywater, the production features Ailish Tynan in the role of the Governess. Central to the opera’s eerie subject, the roles of Miss Jessel and Peter Quint are sung by former ENO Harewood artist Eleanor Dennis and Robert Murray. The production is conducted by Duncan Ward – and Charlotte Corderoy on 29 and 31 Oct, who both make their ENO debut.



Libretto by Myfanwy Piper (based on the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry James).



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BSL signed: Sunday 13 October 2024 at 2.30pm


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ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM Off-Broadway Enters Final Week of Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023


RED BULL THEATER is presenting the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre. Now is the last chance to see this production! Learn how to purchase tickets.

San Diego Opera's THE FALLING AND THE RISING To Feature Active Military In Singing Roles
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2023


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 season comes to a close with Zach Redler's opera about  military spirit with The Falling and the Rising. The Falling and the Rising opens May 12, 2022 at 7:30  PM at the Balboa Theatre as part of the dētour Series.

THE TURN OF THE SCREW Comes To The Hollywood Arthouse Theatre This Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 9, 2023


MMMkay Productions has announced a limited engagement of Henry James' classic horror tale The Turn of the Screw in an adaptation by Jeffrey Hatcher. Under the direction of Jeramiah Peay, the production will feature (in alphabetical order) Megan Cochrane, Shayna Gabrielle, and Michael Mullen.

ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM Begins Performances Tonight at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023


RED BULL THEATER begins performances tonight for the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Filigree Theatre to Present TIDE Beginning in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 4, 2023


Austin-based independent theatre company, The Filigree Theatre, have announced the dates for their upcoming production, the World Premiere of “Tide.” The 'site-specific' show will open Thursday, April 20, starting at 8 p.m. at the Moontower Cider Company.

Puccini's TOSCA to Open at San Diego Opera Next Month Starring Michelle Bradley and Greer Grimsley
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 28, 2023


San Diego Opera’s 2022-2023 Season will continue with Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

Thomas Jay Ryan, Cara Ricketts, Thom Sesma & More to Star in ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM at the Lucille Lortel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2023


RED BULL THEATER has announced the cast for the first of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham, opening this Spring at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Puccini's TOSCA Continues San Diego Opera Season March 25, 2023
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2023


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with Puccini's Tosca on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

Red Bull Theater's ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM & THE KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE to Open Off-Broadway This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2023


RED BULL THEATER has announced details of its two Off-Broadway productions, Arden of Faversham and The Knight of the Burning Pestle opening this Spring at the newly renovated Lucille Lortel Theatre.

Puccini Duo Of SUOR ANGELICA And GIANNI SCHICCHI Opens Next Month At San Diego Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with The Puccini Duo: a double-bill of the tragic Suor Angelica and the witty comic opera Gianni Schicchi on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances. Additional performances are February 14, 17, and 19 (matinee), 2023. All evening performances take place at 7:30 PM, matinees at 2 PM.

Austin Based Filigree Theatre Announces Next Production In 2022-2023 Season, FIRE IN DREAMLAND
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2023


Austin-based independent theatre company, The Filigree Theatre, announces the dates for the next production in their “By The Sea” season titled “Fire in Dreamland.” Opening weekend will run from Thursday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 5, starting at 8 p.m. each night at the Factory on 5th (3409 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78702). The show will then run the following Thursday - Sunday evenings at 8 p.m., closing on Sunday, Feb. 12.

The Puccini Duo: SUOR ANGELICA and GIANNI SCHICCHI Continues San Diego Opera's Mainstage Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 13, 2022


San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 Season continues with The Puccini Duo: a double-bill of the tragic Suor Angelica and the witty comic opera Gianni Schicchi on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances.

Seymour Centre Announces 2023 Season; CAMP, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 30, 2022


Seymour Centre has announced its 2023 season, a set of six spectacular plays brought to the stage by some of Australia’s most creative and daring independent theatre companies.

JENNY LIND PRESENTS P.T. BARNUM On February 3 At Whitefire Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2022


In 2021, Shelley Cooper dazzled audiences with her award-winning show at the Hollywood Fringe, La Divina: The Last Interview of Maria Callas.

Mary Bridget Davies to Return to 54 Below Tomorrow in A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2022


Tony Award-nominee Mary Bridget Davies will return to 54 Below in a concert reading of Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic A Room of One’s Own — a new play with original music  — on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 7:00 pm. 

Review: GA Ensemble Stages a Spellbinding Twist on a Classic Ghost Story
by Luke Evans - Nov 3, 2022


The horror of this story is in all of the things that you don’t see, and all of the unspeakable scenarios that may emerge from the unchecked imagination.

Eddie Izzard to Bring CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Greenwich House Theater in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022


Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater.

Review: TURNING THE SCREW, Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 25, 2022


As part of New Wimbledon Theatre’s Studio Premieres Season, Turning The Screw is a thoughtful and absorbing play that explores composer Benjamin Britten’s infatuation with choir boy David Hemmings while he was writing The Turn Of The Screw.

Mary Bridget Davies to Star in A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN Concert Reading at 54 Below in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 20, 2022


54 BELOW will present Tony Award® nominee Mary Bridget Davies in a concert reading of Virginia Woolf’s  A Room of One’s Own - a play with original music, on November 5th, 2022 at 7:00 pm. 

The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra to Kick Off 2022-2023 Season with Skidmore College Collaboration This Sunday
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2022


The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra is kicking off the 2022-2023 season by returning to Universal Preservation Hall for another collaboration with Skidmore College 3 p.m. Sunday, October 23.

Royal Opera House Appoints Jakub Hrůša as Music Director
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2022


The Royal Opera House has announced the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Music Director of The Royal Opera. Hrůša will assume the position of Music Director Designate with immediate effect and will begin his tenure as Music Director in September 2025. 

Actors Collaborative Toledo to Present THE TURN OF THE SCREW in November
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 15, 2022


Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT) presents the area premiere of 'The Turn of the Screw' adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella by Henry James on November 4-6, 2022, at The Toledo Repertoire Theatre.

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE Opens At Chenango River Theatre, October 7
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2022


Chenango River Theatre will present the Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, running October 7 -23.

Out Today: New Focus Recordings Releases Michael Hersch's 'The Script Of Storms'
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2022


New Focus Recordings today releases composer Michael Hersch's the script of storms. The album (digital only) features two works by Hersch: cortex and ankle based on texts by Christopher Middleton, and the script of storms based on texts by Fawzi Karim.

Mary Bridget Davies to Star in Virginia Woolf's A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN at Joe's Pub in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2022


Tony Award nominee Mary Bridget Davies (A Night with Janis Joplin) will star in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub channeling her powerful voice and presence in the play with original music.

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