Before I Go To Sleep: Nicole Kidman thriller becomes a stage mystery
Giovanna Fletcher stars in the world stage premiere of Before I Go To Sleep, based on the bestselling thriller and Nicole Kidman film.
The bestselling psychological thriller Before I Go To Sleep is coming to the stage with Giovanna Fletcher starring in a new production based on the novel that was previously adapted into a film starring Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.
The story follows Christine, a woman who appears to have an ordinary life with a loving husband. There is one devastating problem: every night when she goes to sleep, she loses her memory.
Every morning Christine wakes with no recollection of the previous 20 years of her life. She cannot remember her past, and even the husband beside her is effectively a stranger, leaving her dependent on the information other people give her about who she is and what has happened to her.
Can Christine trust anyone around her?
Christine begins trying to reconstruct her life by recording information and piecing together fragments of memory. But the more she discovers, the more disturbing her situation becomes.
The central mystery is not simply what happened to Christine's memory. She must also question whether the people around her are telling her the truth and whether the life she has been encouraged to accept is actually the life she once knew.
Rachel Wagstaff has adapted S.J. Watson's novel for the stage, with the production coming from the team behind the stage adaptation of The Girl on the Train. Fletcher takes the central role of Christine.
The live format puts the audience inside a story where memory itself cannot be trusted. Every new piece of information can change the way earlier events are understood, creating a thriller that depends as much on uncertainty as it does on its twists.
When is Before I Go To Sleep on stage?
The world stage premiere begins at Richmond Theatre from 15 to 23 January 2027 before continuing on a UK and Ireland tour.
The tour includes Theatre Royal Bath, Chichester Festival Theatre, Hall for Cornwall, Woking, Cardiff, York, Milton Keynes, Cheltenham, Norwich, Sheffield, Birmingham, Chester, Dublin, Salford, Shrewsbury, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Nottingham and Leeds.
