Dr Jekyll and/or Mr Hyde: The two versions of David Edgar's stage adaptation
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Cottis, D. 2023. Dr Jekyll and/or Mr Hyde: The two versions of David Edgar's stage adaptation. Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance. 16 (1-2), pp. 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp_00086_1
Type | Article |
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Title | Dr Jekyll and/or Mr Hyde: The two versions of David Edgar's stage adaptation |
Authors | Cottis, D. |
Abstract | In 1991, the Royal Shakespeare Company produced David Edgar's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1885 novella, directed by Peter Wood, to a mostly negative critical and commercial response. In 1996, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre produced Edgar’s revised version of the play, using the shorter title Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to much more positive reviews, often from the same people. The striking thing about this radically different response is that, apart from a single element, the two scripts are very similar. They can therefore serve almost as a real-life scientific experiment, demonstrating the difference that a single change will make. This article will consider the various choices that an adaptor may make with this story and look at what the different responses to the two versions can tell us about the nature of this story, and possibly about horror and fantasy in general |
Keywords | Birmingham Repertory Theatre; David Edgar; Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; Royal Shakespeare Company; Robert Louis Stevenson |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Publisher | Intellect |
Journal | Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance |
ISSN | 1753-6421 |
Electronic | 1753-643X |
Publication dates | |
01 Jun 2023 | |
Online | 10 Jul 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Mar 2023 |
Submitted | 03 May 2022 |
Deposited | 18 Aug 2023 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | The file is the accepted manuscript © David Cottis, 2023. The definitive, peer reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance. 16 (1-2), pp. 7-19. https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp_00086_1 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp_00086_1 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:001041217900002 |
Language | English |
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