Jamaica Inn

by Lisa Evans (Adapter), Daphne du Maurier

Shrubs of broom grow black and twistedAs if by Devil's fingers And the wind that never ceases, Like a chorus from the dead. Those who lived here it's for certain, would grow dark and tortured too' In Jamaica Inn, at the heart of the bleak Bodmin Moor, young Mary Yellen soon discovers mysterious goings-on in the dead of night. But worse is yet to come as Mary finds herself helplessly ensnared in the deadly activities taking place around her.

Evocative, atmospheric and chilling, this new adaptation of Jamaica Inn has all the hallmarks of a great adventure classic ― murder, mystery and malevolence.
Jamaica Inn was produced at the Salisbury Playhouse in May 2004and was followed by a UK tour.

88 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Elena Santangelo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read a lot of plays, and some were dramatizations of short stories. This is the first that was a dramatization of a novel. I felt as if I were reading the Cliff Notes version. I haven't read the book Jamaica Inn (though I've read Du Maurier's other famous novel, Rebecca, so I assume her knack for atmospheric settings and characters applies here as well), but in this version, so much seemed to be missing. I suppose with a good director and actors, and amazing set, lighting, and sound designers--all of whom studied the book so they could add back in the character growth and moods and all the important bits of the plot that seemed absent--that they might pull off making this play feel less like a book report. On top of that, I hated the ending, but Du Maurier likely wrote that--it would have been the acceptable ending in 1936.

Can't recommend.

[Janeal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book quite a bit. It was suspenseful and not predictable and just a good clean read.

[Joyce · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not nearly as good as Rebecca.