Can we change the future? Or has the end already begun?

A philosophical journey, a nightmare adventure, a cautionary tale – Dyad Productions' critically acclaimed play The Time Machine comes to Ashcroft Arts Centre on Thursday 22.

From the creators of Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Dalloway, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, Christmas Gothic, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic and Austen's Women.

2018: In this age of uncertainty, where the shadows of tyranny, intolerance and war darken the path into tomorrow, how much time do we have left? If civilisation falls today, what will become of us?

In producer Rebecca Vaughan and writer/director Elton Townend Jones' new and radical interpretation of the HG Wells classic, a Victorian time traveller transcends across the ages from 1900 to our own far future – from the fall of man to the end of the world – discovering the fate of our endeavours and uncovering our darkest fears.

Dyad Productions creates, produces and tours classic theatre with an innovative and contemporary emphasis. This stage adaptation of HG Wells’s classic novel is Dyad’s ninth original production in as many years, and premiered at Assembly Edinburgh in August 2017 to great critical and commercial success. Previous works, Austen’s Women, I, Elizabeth, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Female Gothic, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, Dalloway and Jane Eyre: An Autobiography were all five-star successes at Edinburgh between 2009-2017 and all nine productions continue to tour across the UK and internationally. The Diaries of Adam and Eve was published in 2013 (by StageScripts) and The Unremarkable Death of Monroe in 2016 (by Samuel French).

The Time Machine is written and directed by Elton Townend Jones (writer/director: Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Dalloway, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, director: Christmas Gothic, writer/performer: The Diaries of Adam and Eve, script editor: Female Gothic, creative producer: Austen’s Women, I, Elizabeth and Female Gothic). It is produced by Rebecca Vaughan (writer/performer: Austen’s Women, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, I, Elizabeth, performer: Dalloway, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, producer: The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe). It is performed by Stephen Cunningham. Costume by Kate Flanaghan (Dalloway, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Christmas Gothic, Austen’s Women). Lighting design by Martin Tucker (Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Christmas Gothic, I, Elizabeth, Dalloway, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe). Sound design by Danny Bright (Jane Eyre: An Autobiography, Dalloway, Christmas Gothic).