
THE AU PAIR
TUULI NARKLE

The Turn of the Screw has haunted readers for over a century, a chilling tale of strange orphans and dead servants told to us by a terrified young woman we’re never sure we can trust. Bringing Henry James’ groundbreaking psychological horror into the now, comes a new, one-person adaptation starring Tuuli Narkle (NCIS: Sydney, Mystery Road: Origin) that looks us dead in the eye and asks ‘do you believe me?’.
A young woman arrives in London, desperate for a fresh start. The only problem is she’s got no money, no work, and the eight housemates in her frigid sharehouse aren’t exactly her biggest fans.
When a mysterious job looking after a couple of children at Bly Manor falls into her lap, how can she say no? She’s running from her past as fast as her feet can take her. But when she arrives at this cursed labyrinth of a house, her dream of Downton Abbey becomes a lot more The Shining. The children seem angelic, but something is off.
As the au pair spirals between dread and exhilaration, she’s desperate to uncover what’s going bump in the night. Can she protect the children? Or has she already lost them?
Keziah Warner (Hour of the Wolf, Nosferatu) and Jessica Arthur (GAME. SET. MATCH., Koreaboo) join forces on a fresh adaptation of this gothic horror, leaving you wondering who – or what – is the true danger in this house.

THE AU PAIR
TUULI NARKLE

WRITER
KEZIAH WARNER

DIRECTOR
JESSICA ARTHUR

LIGHTING DESIGNER
JENNY HECTOR

COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER
RACHEL LEWINDON

DRAMATURG
ENYA DALY

STAGE MANAGER
HARRY DOWLING
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This production is currently in development, and the duration will be updated when available.
Aural Rating: 50% – this production has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to be able to engage with the event.
Visual Rating 50% – includes dialogue and background music or sounds, so Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.
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Campaign image by Sulaiman Enayatzada (LazyFair)
Hair & makeup by Shanice Osita Chuku
Production design (campaign image) by Isabella Salvatore