Classic Literature - Shows & Events
Classic Literature
Shows & Events
Adventures in Wonderland
Tuesday 30 June - Wednesday 22 July 2026
Fall down the rabbit hole and have your very own magical adventure with Adventures in Wonderland at Z-arts! Created by Z-arts in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, step into Alice's shoes and have your very own magical Adventure i...
Charles Dickens' The Hanged Man's Bride
Wednesday 1 - Thursday 2 July 2026
Adapted by and featuring James Nicholas, Blue Orange Arts presents a brand new adaptation of one of Charles Dickens' most haunting ghost stories! A writer struggling to reignite his creative vision. A real-life crime. And a visit to a su...
One Man Poe - The Black Cat & The Raven
Friday 3 - Saturday 4 July 2026
Immerse yourselves in two timeless tales from the Godfather of Gothic Horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Arguably Poe's darkest tale, The Black Cat depicts an alcoholic's last confession on the eve of his death. Then, the poem that made Poe famous:...
Murder, She Didn't Write
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 July 2026
Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your 'finger of suspicion' at the ready because Edinburgh Fringe favourites, Degrees of Error, are bringing back their multiple sell-out show for your sleuthing pleasure. They'll crea...
The Spy Who Came in from The Cold
Wednesday 22 - Saturday 25 July 2026
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carre - the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager - is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation. Starring ...
Wuthering Heights (15)
Friday 31 July 2026
A bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time, Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights stars Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff, whose forbidden passion for one another turns from romantic to i...
Travel to Wonderland
Sunday 23 August 2026
You're late, you're late, for a very important date! It's time to take a tumble down the Rabbit Hole for a curious adventure through Wonderland with Alice and her friends. This perfect Alice in Wonderland themed adventure for the whole fami...
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Friday 4 September 2026
The award-winning West End smash-hit comedy Austentatious comes to you on a strictly limited tour. For a delightful evening, the all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from...
Holmes & Watson - The Curious Case of the Masked Magician
Sunday 20 September 2026 - Saturday 16 January 2027
A Holmes & Watson Magic Show for ages 6 - 106. It's 1906 - the Golden Age of Magic. The Masked Magician bestrides London's world of Magic like a colossus, UNTIL... one night, in mid-performance, the Magician vanishes. Dead? Kidnapped?...
The Selfish Giant
Sunday 20 September 2026
Through vivid, interactive story-telling, original music, puppetry and humour, Riding Lights Theatre Company brings you Oscar Wilde's brilliant story of transformation. The Giant is angry. He returns from Cornwall to find children - childre...
Mrs Dalloway
Thursday 24 - Saturday 26 September 2026
The must-see adaptation of Virginia Woolf's masterpiece novel. The immersive new stage version of Woolf's classic novel has been co-created by award-winning director Jen Heyes and Olivier Award-winning writer and performer Kit Green who als...
Pride and Prejudice
Monday 28 September - Sunday 4 October 2026
Experience Jane Austen's classic tale of hate to love, revitalised in Altrincham Garrick's production full of laughter, colour, and life. When it comes to the subject of marriage, headstrong Elizabeth Bennet is determined to resist the mo...
Jane Eyre
Wednesday 30 September 2026
Book Now Orphaned?Oppressed?Unbreakable Jane Eyre?s fight for freedom, happiness and a sense of belonging, blazes from the cruelty of her childhood to the creepy corridors of Thornfield Hall, where ...
Alice in Wonderland Jr
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 October 2026
The most junior section of Manchester Musical Youth, ?Apprentices? return following last years smash hit production of Finding Nemo Jr with the classic ?Alice in Wonderland Jr?. When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everyt...
Of Mice and Men
Saturday 10 October 2026
Book Now This is a well thought-out adaptation from Nigel Miles-Thomas, who is also responsible for the sensitive direction. Set against the harsh backdrop of the Great Depression, Of Mice and Men i...
Animal Farm
Thursday 15 October 2026
Book Now A must-see epic, more relevant than ever! Over 80 years since the book's publication and 31 since its first performance, Guy Masterson's globally renowned solo adaptation of Orwell's barnya...
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
Sunday 18 October 2026
The Martians are back! Based on HG Wells' dark Victorian tale, the production remains a favourite to millions around the world, exciting audiences of all ages. In October 2026, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds - Live...
A Warning to The Curious - Two Ghost Stories by MR James
Saturday 31 October 2026
M R James first wrote his ghost stories to perform to friends in Kings College Cambridge. Now, 120 years after their first publication, Nunkie Theatre Company have bought two of the eeriest and most entertaining back to life in this grippin...
Oh Whistle - Two Ghost Stories by MR James
Saturday 31 October 2026
Nunkie Theatre Company presents two tales of the restless dead, by the master of the English ghost story performed by R M Lloyd Parry. Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad - a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast - is consi...
A Christmas Carol
Wednesday 11 - Thursday 12 November 2026
Celebrating their 11th year delighting UK audiences with this unique and highly acclaimed production, Dickens Theatre Company arrives at The Stockport Plaza. Dickens Theatre Company present A Christmas Carol as part of their REVISION ON TOU...
A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 November 2026
The Cornley Amateur Drama Society are back with tidings of chaos and joy, ready to tackle the Charles Dickens' classic, A Christmas Carol.A new production of CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG smashes into Aylesbury Waterside Theatre direct from a ...
Christmas Carol
Friday 20 November - Thursday 31 December 2026
Festive lights twinkle outside 'The Counting House 'pub but inside Manager Bob Cratchit is struggling to keep the spirit of Christmas alive as Landlord Scrooge does all he can to squash it - no music, no laughter and definitely no bar credi...
The Muppet Christmas Carol In Concert
Monday 7 - Thursday 17 December 2026
Back by popular demand, Disney's much loved 1992 musical comedy The Muppet Christmas Carol returns. The beloved festive movie will be brought to life by a talented orchestra performing its musical score live in time with the film. The or...
A Christmas Carol (by The Book of Darkness & Light)
Wednesday 9 - Saturday 12 December 2026
The Book of Darkness & Light Theatre Company present their ghostly adaption of this most beloved festive classic. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a supernatural journey into the past, present and yet-to-come. The chilly atmosphere of Victorian Lon...
A Christmas Carol
Friday 11 December 2026 - Sunday 10 January 2027
Matthew Warchus' big-hearted, smash hit production of Charles Dickens' immortal classic comes to Lowry following nine sell out years at The Old Vic, joyously adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark ...
A Christmas Carol
Sunday 20 December 2026
A Christmas CarolSunday 20 December 2026, 2:30pmStoller Hall?20.50 - ?31.50Doors open at 2pmBook tickets Following a sell out shows 2 years running, standing ovations and fantastic rave reviews , we are delighted to bring th...
Agatha Christie's The Hollow
Tuesday 20 - Saturday 24 April 2027
Following sell-out tours of Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, Fiery Angel reunites with director Lucy Bailey to bring this darkly seductive new staging of one of Agatha Christie's most compelling mysteries The Hol...
Dickens Theatre Company - Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
Tuesday 27 April 2027
Dickens Theatre Company present an exciting new stage adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Victorian gothic masterpiece as part of their Revision on Tour programme, which comprises unique stage adaptations of compulsory GCSE texts tou...
Northern Ballet - Wuthering Heights
Thursday 10 - Saturday 12 June 2027
Told through breathtaking dance and heart-wrenching storytelling, Emily Bronte's gothic masterpiece tears itself from the pages and onto the stage in Northern Ballet's adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Choreographed by David Nixon CBE and s...
