{"id":771015,"date":"2026-02-17T18:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771015\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T18:56:15","slug":"a-new-adaptation-of-iconic-ghost-story-the-haunting-of-hill-house-is-making-its-world-premiere-on-a-uk-tour-this-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/771015\/","title":{"rendered":"A new adaptation of iconic ghost story &#8216;The Haunting of Hill House&#8217; is making its world premiere on a UK tour this autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"haunting of hill house coming to manchester palace theatre\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOHH26_Q1_Venue-Web-Assets_1920x1080_no-text-1024x576.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>A new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson\u2019s bestselling novel <strong>The Haunting of Hill House<\/strong> is set to make its world premiere with a UK tour this autumn, including dates at the<strong> Manchester Palace Theatre<\/strong> from<strong> Tuesday 27 Oct \u2013 Saturday 31 October<\/strong>, rounding out <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-manchester-halloween\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/things-to-do-manchester-halloween\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">spooky season<\/a> in style.<\/p>\n<p>Following the critically acclaimed <strong>Netflix hit<\/strong> <strong>series<\/strong> that introduced a new generation to Jackson\u2019s eerie masterpiece, this brand-new adaptation \u2013 written by Olivier and BAFTA award-winner Stef Smith \u2013 will conjure the iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/best-films-and-tv-shows-filmed-in-manchester\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretmanchester.com\/best-films-and-tv-shows-filmed-in-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">supernatural thriller<\/a> on stage.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube video via Rotten Tomatoes TV<\/p>\n<p> What is The Haunting of Hill House about? <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA ghost can be a lot of things. A memory, a daydream, a secret, grief, anger, guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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. As the house tightens its grip, it will leave you on the edge of your seat\u2026 and questioning what is real long after the curtain falls.<\/p>\n<p>From best-selling novel to major hit Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House now takes to the stage in this gripping new production that blurs the line between<strong> heart-thumping suspense and the supernatural<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurence J. Hyman, son of Shirley Jackson<\/strong>, today said: \u201cFrom film and television to the stage, my mother Shirley Jackson\u2019s legacy continues to endure through her iconic novel The Haunting of Hill House. I\u2019m thrilled that this haunting classic will return in a new form, and that Stef Smith\u2019s adaptation will capture the novel\u2019s remarkable and unsettling spirit for audiences in a whole new way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stef Smith<\/strong> added: \u201cThe Haunting of Hill House is one of the greatest supernatural novels of the last one hundred years and to have the chance to adapt it for the stage is a true privilege. I find Shirley Jackson\u2019s world intoxicating, thrilling and gut-wrenching. I believe there is something so deeply theatrical at the heart of Hill House.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85981\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"haunting of hill house coming to manchester palace theatre\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HOHH26_Q1_Venue-Web-Assets_1080x1350.jpg\"\/>Credit: Supplied <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the spooky, to the surreal, through heartache and hope. I hope that 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shirley Jackson (1916\u20131965) was an American writer celebrated for her works of horror and mystery. Over a career spanning more than two decades, she authored six novels, two memoirs, and more than 200 short stories. Her novels include The Road Through the Wall, Hangsaman, The Bird\u2019s Nest, The Sundial, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle.<\/p>\n<p> The Haunting of Hill House 2026 tour dates <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11 September \u2013 3 October \u2014 Salisbury Playhouse<\/li>\n<li>6\u201310 October \u2014 Richmond Theatre<\/li>\n<li>13-17 October \u2014 Theatr Clwyd<\/li>\n<li>20-24 October \u2014 Theatre Royal Brighton<\/li>\n<li><strong>27-31 October \u2014 Palace Theatre Manchester<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3-7 November \u2014 Liverpool Everyman &amp; Playhouse<\/li>\n<li>10-14 November \u2014 Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> How to get tickets for The Haunting of Hill House in Manchester <\/p>\n<p>Tickets go on general sale on <strong>Friday 20 February at 10am<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atgtickets.com\/shows\/the-haunting-of-hill-house\/palace-theatre-manchester\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.atgtickets.com\/shows\/the-haunting-of-hill-house\/palace-theatre-manchester\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Supplied Save A new stage adaptation of Shirley Jackson\u2019s bestselling novel The Haunting of Hill House is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771016,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,393,4884,10838,2465,22505,53559,147655,16,15],"class_list":["post-771015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manchester","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-halloween","tag-manchester","tag-mystery","tag-reading-literature","tag-terror-horror","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116087500604121080","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}