JOHN Steinbeck’s classic novella The Pearl has been reworked for the stage and visits The Point at Eastleigh on Thursday.

When impoverished pearl-diver Kino finds the ‘pearl of the world’ he believes his family’s life will be transformed forever.

Seduced by the pearl’s beauty and promise of riches, he is blind to the danger of having something that everyone else wants.

Instead of bringing hope, the pearl leads Kino and his family down a dark and dangerous path.

A timeless fable about the allure of wealth, the confines of class, and the redemptive power of love, The Pearl asks us to consider what we value most in the world.

Dumbshow present their critically-acclaimed new adaptation of the classic, bringing it to life with their trademark visual inventiveness, original music and playful theatricality.

The performance, at 7.30pm on Thursday, will be followed by a special Audience Club, which will look at the show in the context of Steinbeck’s novella.

Copies of The Pearl are available to borrow from The Point box office courtesy of the Hampshire Library Service.

Tickets are £12, £10 for concessions and £8 for schools and can be booked by calling the box office on 023 8065 2333 or by visiting .

The Pearl is suitable for ages 12 and above.