Stage '' (1887) • 1887, a play in four acts.
Thomas Russell Sullivan's
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde opened in Boston in May 1887. The first serious theatrical rendering, it went on to tour Britain and ran for 20 years. It became forever linked with
Richard Mansfield's performance; he continued playing the part until shortly before his death in 1907. Sullivan reworked the plot to centre around a domestic love interest. • 1888, a play in four acts.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was written by John McKinney in collaboration with the actor
Daniel E. Bandmann. It opened at
Niblo's Garden in March 1887 with Bandmann in the title role. Later that year it competed directly with Sullivan's 1887 adaptation, when both opened in London within days of each other. • 1897, a play in four acts.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Or a Mis-Spent Life was written by Luella Forepaugh and George F. Fish for the repertory company at Forepaugh's Family Theatre in
Philadelphia, where it debuted in March 1897. Published in 1904 by
Samuel French, Inc. for use by other theatre companies. • 1900, a play in four acts. Unproduced adaptation by
Marcel Schwob and Vance Thompson. • 1944,July 25th, during world war 2, prisoners are being held in the British Civilian Internment Camp Ilag Giromagny, Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A Mystery Play in 3 Acts. at 6.30 p.m. with prisoner violinist, Nicholas Roth. • 1990, musical U.S.
Jekyll & Hyde. Music by
Frank Wildhorn, book and lyrics by
Leslie Bricusse. Originally conceived for the stage by
Steve Cuden and
Frank Wildhorn. This musical features the song "
This Is The Moment". • 1991, stage play, opened in London. Written by
David Edgar for the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The play is notable for its fidelity to the book's plot. • 1994, a musical for schools opened,
Jekyll!, written by Alex Went, with music by John Moore, and directed by Peter Fanning. First performed at
Shrewsbury School in 1994. The touring production at the 1995
Edinburgh Fringe was awarded a Fringe First for outstanding new drama. • 2009, a theatrical adaptation by playwright
Jeffrey Hatcher, for the local
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. • 2010, The Holden Kemble Theatre Company ran an adaptation titled
The Scandalous Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at the Edinburgh Festival and then a 3 week run at the Tabard Theatre in Chiswick, London. • 2012,
Synetic Theater ran a critically acclaimed silent adaptation of
Jekyll & Hyde featuring Alex Mills as Jekyll/Hyde, Peter Pereyra as Lanyon, and Brittany O'Grady as the Fiancée. • 2012, new version by
Jonathan Holloway workshopped and premiered at the
Courtyard Theatre, London, featuring Melody Roche as Jekyll, Charlie Allen as Utterson and Gary Blair as Enfield. • 2013, a version of the story presented by Flipping the Bird at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, shows Jekyll as a woman, Dr. Tajemnica Jekyll, recently arrived in London from an unspecified foreign country, whose transformation to Edward Hyde came about as part of her desire to defy social boundaries. Utterson serves as her lover and lawyer, while she claims Hyde is her deformed nephew before admitting the truth. • 2016, an adaptation and continuation by Mirrored Faces Productions,
HYDE written and directed by Jett Ranchhod, performed in Wellington, New Zealand. Ranchhod played Hyde, with Dr Jekyll and his present-day counterpart portrayed by another actor. • 2022, an adaptation by
Neil Bartlett staged at
Derby Theatre. In this take on the story, Jekyll and Hyde are minor characters, with the focus being on Dr Stevenson, a new character who investigates Hyde's murders. • 2022, an adaptation written and directed by
Kip Williams for
Sydney Theatre Company. The production featured two actors playing multiple characters, and incorporated a blend of live performance and live video projections, receiving a rare 5 star review from the Sydney Morning Herald. The production subsequently toured to the Perth Festival and Adelaide Festival in 2023. • 2022-24, an adaptation by Gary McNair for
solo performance, commissioned and first produced by Reading Rep Theatre in October 2022, with
Audrey Brisson in the role of
Gabriel John Utterson. The play was subsequently performed by
Forbes Masson, directed by
Michael Fentiman, at the
Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, between 13 and 27 January 2024. • 2023, an adaptation by Jennifer Dick performed in the
Glasgow Botanic Gardens for the Bard in the Botanics festival. In this version, Jekyll and Hyde are played by two individual actors.
Film '' (1920) • 1908, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Produced by
William N. Selig. There are no known existing copies of this film. • 1908, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Produced by Kalem Films. Directed by
Sidney Olcott, starring Frank Oakes Rose in the lead role. • 1909, film U.S.,
A Modern Dr. Jekyll. Produced by
William N. Selig. There are no known existing copies of this film. • 1910, film U.K.,
The Duality of Man. First Jekyll-Hyde adaptation filmed in England, directed by
Harry Brodribb Irving. • 1910, film Denmark,
Den skæbnesvangre Opfindelse (US title:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde). Directed by
August Blom and starring
Alwin Neuß for the
Nordisk Film company. There are no known existing copies of this film. • 1912, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. United States production based on
Richard Mansfield's stage performance.
Thanhouser Company. Starring
James Cruze and
Florence Labadie. • 1913, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Produced by
Kinemacolor Company of America, filmed in
Kinemacolor. Directed by
Frank E. Woods, starring
Murdock MacQuarrie. • 1913, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Starring
King Baggot and directed by
Herbert Brenon. Distributed by the
Universal Film Manufacturing Company. • 1914, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Done to a Frazzle. Ten-minute satire starring Charles de Forrest as both Jekyll and Hyde. • 1920, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Famous silent film version, starring
John Barrymore. Plot follows the Sullivan version of 1887, with elements from
The Picture of Dorian Gray. • 1920, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Directed by
J. Charles Haydon, starring Sheldon Lewis. • 1920, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Satire starring
Hank Mann of the Keystone Cops • 1931, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Known for its acting, visual symbolism, and special effects, it follows the Sullivan plot.
Fredric March won the
Academy Award for his portrayal. The technical secret of the transformation scenes was not revealed until after the director's death. • 1941, film U.S.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A remake of the 1931 movie, it stars
Spencer Tracy,
Ingrid Bergman, and
Lana Turner. Unlike the 1931 version, this film uses what
Christopher Frayling called "the movie pronunciation", , instead of the original . • 1951, film U.S.,
The Son of Dr Jekyll, starring
Louis Hayward. • 1953, film U.S.,
Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • 1960, Italy,
Il mio amico Jekyll (
My Friend, Dr. Jekyll) - comedy • 1960, film U.K.,
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (released in the U.S. as
House of Fright and ''Jekyll's Inferno''). A lurid love triangle and explicit scenes of snakes,
opium dens, rape, murder and bodies crashing through glass roofs. • 1967, film India,
Karutha Rathrikal (
Dark Nights). A thriller, it was the first science fiction film in
Malayalam, the language in which it was made. • 1981
Docteur Jekyll et les femmes, also known as
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne and
Bloodbath of Dr. Jekyll, France/West Germany, directed by Walerian Borowczyk • 1985, film U.S.S.R.,
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" / "Strannaya Istoria Doktora Jekila i mistera Khaida", Mosfilm Studio with
Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Jekyll and soundtrack by
Eduard Artemyev. Unlike Stevenson’s 1886 novella, the film is set in Edwardian London. Extended flashbacks to Jekyll’s service as a regimental doctor during the Second Boer War frame the experiment as a response to shell-shock and moral collapse. • 2002, film U.K.,
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Director: Maurice Phillips, starring
John Hannah • 2007, film U.S.,
Jekyll, starring
Matt Keeslar,
Jonathan Silverman,
Alanna Ubach, and directed by Scott Zakarin. • 2021, film U.K.,
Jekyll and Hyde, starring
Michael McKell, and directed by Steve Lawson.
Radio/Audio • 1930,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC National Programme with
Leon M. Lion as Jekyll/Hyde and
Carleton Hobbs as Poole. • 1932,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Available for download at: Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde. 52 fifteen-minute episodes, likely to have been broadcast weekly over one year. Further details unknown. • 1944,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Home Service with
Raymond Lovell as Jekyll/Hyde. • 1945, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
The Weird Circle program episode • 1948, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
NBC Favorite Story program episode hosted by
Ronald Colman, starring
William Conrad and selected by
Alfred Hitchcock • 1949, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
CBS Bookshelf of the World program episode • 1952, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
NBC Presents: Short Story program episode (transcribed but never aired) • 1954, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
NBC Theatre Royal program episode hosted by and starring
Laurence Olivier • 1960,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Home Service with
Cyril Shaps as Jekyll/Hyde. • 1966,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Light Programme with
John Justin as Jekyll/Hyde. • 1974, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde",
CBS Radio Mystery Theater program episode hosted by
E. G. Marshall and starring
Kevin McCarthy • 1985,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Radio 4 dramatization with
Michael Aldridge as Jekyll, James Bryce as Hyde and
Bernard Hepton as Utterson • 2007,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Radio 4 Saturday Play with
Adam Godley as Jekyll/Hyde and
Christine Kavanagh as Mrs. Utterson. • 2016,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
BBC Radio 4 Drama on 4 with
Stuart McQuarrie as Jekyll,
John Dougall as Hyde and
Madeleine Worrall as Lorna Utterson Adapted by
Neil Brand, this version is presented as a speculation of what the original
Jekyll & Hyde would have been like before Stevenson edited it based on his wife's objections, and introduces the twist of a third identity for Jekyll in the form of George Denman, intended to represent all the most positive aspects of Jekyll's character, only for Denman to regress to Hyde when he loses his temper. • 2022,
Big Finish Classics: Jekyll and Hyde,
Big Finish Productions with
John Heffernan as Jekyll and Hyde.
Television • 1955, Season 1 episode of CBS's live
CLIMAX! drama program
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde starring
Michael Rennie. Hosted by Bill Lundigan, this episode was originally aired on 28 July 1955 (Season 1 Episode 34). It ran 60 minutes originally, but was edited down to 45 minutes on home video. The story was adapted for television by
Gore Vidal. • 1968, TV U.S. and Canada,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Starring
Jack Palance, directed by
Charles Jarrott and produced by
Dan Curtis of
Dark Shadows fame. Nominated for several
Emmy awards, it follows Hyde on sexual conquests and hack and slash murders, and gives a twist to the usual film ending when Jekyll-as-Hyde remains as Hyde following his being shot and killed. The TV-movie aired on
CBC in Canada on 3 January 1968 and on
ABC in the U.S. on 7 January. • 1973, TV U.S. and U.K.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a musical made-for-TV version starring
Kirk Douglas. No relation to the later musical version, the songs for this one were by
Lionel Bart. Directed by
David Winters. • 1980, TV U.K.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a
BBC adaptation directed by
Alastair Reid with
David Hemmings in the title roles. This version turns the convention of the (performed) role upside down, with Hemmings appearing in heavy make-up as Jekyll, and with less makeup as a debonair, man-about-town version of Hyde. This version also gives a twist to the usual film ending when Jekyll's body remains as Hyde following his suicide, reflecting how it was in the original Stevenson story. • 1986, animated Australian telefilm,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with Max Meldrum as Jekyll,
David Nettheim as Hyde and
John Ewart as Utterson, made by the
Burbank production company. This version is notable for being the only animated adaptation of the story. • 1989,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, TV U.S., with
Laura Dern and
Anthony Andrews in the dual role. This version was adapted by
J. Michael Straczynski. Broadcast as episode 3 of the horror anthology series
Nightmare Classics. • 1990, TV UK,
Jekyll & Hyde, a
made-for-television film starring
Michael Caine in the title roles. Added to the story is the character of Jekyll's sister-in-law Sara Crawford (played by
Cheryl Ladd), who is raped by Hyde. • 2002, TV U.K.,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring
John Hannah as both characters, with body language and wardrobe the only distinction between the appearance of the two. Initially Hyde is identified as a mental patient that Jekyll had 'hired' as a test subject, but when Hyde died during a riot in the asylum, Jekyll used Hyde's name for his other identity as his staff were already expecting Hyde as a new presence in the house. The narrative is chronologically disjointed, beginning with the end of the story, then returning to the beginning via narrated flashbacks, with the occasional brief glimpse of the reading of Jekyll's confession by Utterson. • 2008, TV,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring
Dougray Scott,
Tom Skerritt, and Krista Bridges. • 2015, TV,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring
Gianni Capaldi, Shaun Paul Piccinino and
Mickey Rooney in his final role.
Books • 2001,
Ludovic Debeurme's
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, an illustrated edition adapted for young readers. • 2025,
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Contemporary Edition for Adult Readers, adapted into modern English by John Delaube.
Comics •
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, adaptation by
Lorenzo Mattotti and Jerry Kramsky which won the
Eisner Award for
Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material in 2003. • A condensed version of the story was adapted in 1982 as a short comic book titled
Przeobrażenie (
The Transformation), by Polish illustrator Marek Szyszko, with Stefan Weinfeld. In 1983 Szyszko and Weinfeld adapted the story once again, this time as a full-length comic book
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, which closely followed Stevenson's complete story and kept its title. • A
Disney comics parody of the story first published in
Topolino in 2014, titled
The Strange Case of Dr. Ratkyll and Mr. Hyde, casts
Mickey Mouse and
Donald Duck in the respective title roles, with Mickey physically transforming into Donald throughout the story. • An upcoming graphic novel
Hyde will be written by Jesse Negron and Joe Matsumoto and art by Gary Erskine and Chris Weston. The comic also has creative input from filmmaker
Ridley Scott and actor
Johnny Depp. Depp's likeness is used for Hyde, and he additionally filmed a short teaser to promote the comic.
Video games • 1988, video game,
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde for the NES, created by
Toho. • 2001, adventure game,
Jekyll and Hyde for Windows platform, developed by In Utero and published by
Cryo Interactive. • 2010, hidden object game,
The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for various platforms, developed by Mad Data Games. • 2010, adventure game,
Jekyll and Hyde for Windows platform, developed by Pixelcage GmbH. • In 2018, a dating simulator created by game company
NTT Solmare titled
Guard Me, Sherlock has a version of Jekyll and Hyde; however, in this adaptation they are not the same person and are instead brothers, Jekyll being the elder, and unlike many other adaptations, Hyde is not depicted as monstrous and instead appears as a normal brown-haired, blue-eyed male with a scar across his face. • In 2020, Korean gaming company Growing Seeds released
MazM: Jekyll and Hyde as part of a series of games. It stays remarkably close to the book, while providing informations about British society at the time, giving some context regarding customs, morals, ethics, work, interests, social classes, politics and such. ==Re-tellings==