The Housemaid Stage Adaptation to Launch UK Tour in September 2027
Bekah Brunstetter writes and Matthew Dunster directs the stage version, produced by Melting Pot with Lionsgate.
Lionsgate and Melting Pot have announced a stage adaptation of The Housemaid, which will begin a UK tour at London's Richmond Theatre on September 14, 2027. Additional tour dates are to be announced.
The adaptation is based on Lionsgate's film and on the novel by Freida McFadden. Bekah Brunstetter, who earned a Tony nomination for the book of the 2024 Broadway musical The Notebook, writes the stage version, and Matthew Dunster directs.
Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska produce for Melting Pot in association with Lionsgate, according to deadline.com.
Film sequel set for December 2027
Lionsgate released The Housemaid in December 2025, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, directed by Paul Feig. A sequel, The Housemaid's Secret, is set for a global theatrical release on December 17, 2027.
Dunster also directed The Hunger Games: On Stage, which is beginning its second year in London at a purpose-built theatre in Canary Wharf. Lionsgate recently announced a Broadway production of Dirty Dancing in February and Now You See Me Live, set to begin a Broadway run in fall 2026.
Quick answers
When does The Housemaid stage adaptation open?
The tour opens at London's Richmond Theatre on September 14, 2027.
Who is behind the stage version?
Bekah Brunstetter writes the adaptation and Matthew Dunster directs, with Simon Friend and Hanna Osmolska producing for Melting Pot in association with Lionsgate.
When is The Housemaid's Secret released in cinemas?
Lionsgate has set a global theatrical release for The Housemaid's Secret on December 17, 2027.