Haunting Hill House thriller on Hallowe'en tour

The stage world premiere tour of Shirley Jackson's best-selling supernatural novel The Haunting of Hill House arrives at Manchester's Palace Theatre for Hallowe'en (October 27-31).

Other northern dates include Theatr Clwyd in Mold (October 13-17) and Liverpool Playhouse (November 3-7).

When a group of daring investigators take on the mystery of Hill House curiosity quickly descends into fear. Experiments plunge into darkness. Strange disturbances ripple through twisting corridors and as the house tightens its grip, audiences are (hopefully) on the edge of their seats.

Shirley Jackson's son, Laurence J Hyman, said, “From film and television to the stage, my mother’s legacy continues to endure through her iconic novel. The adaptation will capture the novel’s remarkable and unsettling spirit for audiences in a whole new way.”

BAFTA award-winning adapter, Stef Smith added: “The Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest supernatural novels of the last hundred years and to have the chance to adapt it for the stage is a privilege.

"There is something deeply theatrical at the heart of Hill House. I hope 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.”

The full cast and creative team is still to be announced.

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