Robert Louis Stevenson News

I knew there was something to say about today with Stevenson's novella Jekyll and Hyde about good and evil and the darkness in all of us.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of its 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”.

Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Kip Williams last night unveiled Act 2 of their 2022 season, nine shows to round out the year from May to December which he says are “the result of the perseverance and boundless dreaming our artists and creative teams have done during successive lockdowns”. 

The National Theatre will tour Evan Placey's JEKYLL & HYDE, a radical reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, to five state secondary schools across Wolverhampton in partnership with Wolverhampton Grand Theatre.

Ken Ludwig's TREASURE ISLAND on the Hale Centre Theatre Centre Stage in Sandy is a wonderfully balanced blend of swashbuckling spectacle and intimate character development. An exhilarating use of water elements, including a colossal 39,000-gallon tank in which a ship floats and actors swim, enhances rather than overwhelms the tender emotional connections of the story.

Booking opens today at selected Scottish and UK cinemas for the as live and encore screenings of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Live from Leith Theatre in Edinburgh. More than sixty cinemas across Scotland/UK will be screening this new Scottish feature with more to follow.

The National Theatre is to tour Evan Placey's Jekyll & Hyde, a radical reimagining of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale, to state secondary schools nationwide from 31st January 2022.  

Producers Lambert Jackson have announced a workshop for a new production of Leslie Bricusse and Frank Wildhorn's iconic 1990's musical Jekyll and Hyde loosely based on the 1886 classic novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre is serving up a Halloween-season gothic treat with its production of Jekyll & Hyde, a rock-and-roll musical version of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story.

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Nick Lane’s thrilling adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy, visits Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.

Twainfest will take place on Saturday, August 21st from 11am - 6pm. This year, Write Out Loud's Twainfest takes place in the brand new location of Heritage County Park.

Classic Theatre of Maryland has announced its 2021/22 season which includes a line-up of original productions, including musicals, comedies and reinterpretations of classic plays. The company will be back at Reynold’s Tavern in the late spring of 2022.

Following being filmed and streamed in 2020, this thrilling adaptation by Nick Lane of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark psychological fantasy is touring the country from September 2021 – May 2022 with over 100 dates, immersing audiences in the myth and mystery of 19th century London.  

Hannah Lavery's new adaptation to retell Stevenson's classic Victorian tale, Jekyll and Hyde from the perspective of the women who occupy the peripheries of the original story.

The 21/22 season is Jobsite's 23rd year of bringing the Tampa Bay region gripping, powerful experiences in an intimate environment.

El musical basado en la novela de Robert Louis Stevenson se representó en Nueva York en el año 1997, y ha pasado por Madrid y el Off-West End de Londres

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that this Summer it will reopen with an exciting season of outdoor performances. Performed from June till September in the theatre’s newly built 80-seater amphitheatre and riverside bandstand, the Summer season will include the stage première of David Greig’s Adventures with the Painted People.

One of the finest local productions I've shared in, in many years.

Showcasing some fabulous community talent, Lane Cove Theatre Company’s presentation of the musical take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s gothic horror novella JEKYLL & HYDE opens the amateur theater group’s 2021 season.

Matthew Mungle, Oscar® and Emmy®- winning make-up artist, and Terry Baliel, Emmy®-winning hair stylist, will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 8th Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards.