Revision On Tour: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde is Dickens Theatre Company‘s accessible adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic thriller, specifically designed to support GCSE English study. It’s a faithful retelling that keeps the key themes, speeches and motifs, which makes it useful for English teachers planning revision.
Gothic Literature for GCSE English Students
Revision On Tour: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde is part of Dickens Theatre Company’s highly acclaimed Revision on Tour programme, alongside Revision On Tour: Macbeth. The production is designed to help students better understand the texts and to promote critical thinking.
You can also download the free Revision on Tour Education Pack to use alongside your trip. It’s a GCSE English teaching resource covering both productions in the Revision on Tour programme.
What to Expect on Your School Trip
London, 1888. A thick Fitzrovia fog cloaks the city. In the shadows, a sinister figure stalks the streets. A young child is brutally attacked. Who is this “sneering Satan” and will he strike again?
Dickens Theatre Company‘s acclaimed stage adaptation returns to Regent Theatre. Performed by an ensemble cast of just six actors, this fast-paced production brings Stevenson’s dark and dangerous Victorian world vividly to life through inventive storytelling, atmospheric staging and dynamic multi-roling performance.
π Location: Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
π Date: Mon 8 Mar 2027
π Age: Suitable for ages 8 – 16
π Subjects: Drama, English
π‘ Topics: Gothic Literature, Victorians
ποΈ Rates:
- Tickets reduced to Β£17.50 per student
- 1 free adult with every 10 students
Please note this production features dark and mature themes, including violence and moments of peril.
