FOLLOWING sell-out performances in London, Regent’s Park Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies will embark on a major UK tour this autumn, visiting Mayflower Theatre from September 29 to October 3.

Lord of the Flies marks the return of Regent’s Park Theatre to Southampton following their smash hit production of To Kill a Mockingbird this week.

After a group of schoolboys survive a catastrophic plane crash, what starts as a classic desert island adventure quickly descends into a struggle for survival in a darkly sinister world of superstition and immorality.

William Golding’s 20th century classic explodes on to the stage in this remarkable production direct from London’s award-winning Regent’s Park Theatre.

Timothy Sheader, artistic director of Regent’s Park Theatre, London said: “We’re incredibly excited to be taking our production of Lord of the Flies out on the road later this year, and bringing it to Mayflower Theatre.

"We are absolutely thrilled with the response to our production of To Kill a Mockingbird this week, and look forward to showing audiences in Southampton our take on another modern classic.”

First published in 1954, Lord of the Flies was William Golding’s debut novel. In 1983 Golding was awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature.

Casting is to be announced.

  • Tickets on sale from Mayflower Theatre Box Office. Telephone: 023 8071 1811 or online at mayflower.org.uk.