Theatrical
Zola adapted the novel into a play, Thérèse Raquin, first staged in 1873. It was not performed in London until 1891, under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society, since the Lord Chamberlain's Office refused to license it.
Stage productions of Zola's play include:
- 2006 for the Royal National Theatre, London, adaptation written by Nicholas Wright
- 2007 production of the Nicholas Wright adaptation by Quantum Theatre in Pittsburgh; staged in the empty swimming pool of the Carnegie Free Library of Braddock
- 2008 production at Riverside Studios, London, adaptation by Pauline McLynn
- 2009 production at Edinburgh Fringe Festival performed by pupils of the Cheltenham Ladies' College (adapted by Fiona Ross)
- 2014 production touring from Bath, adapted by Helen Edmundson
- 2014 production at Theatre Works, Melbourne, Australia; adapted and directed by Gary Abrahams
- 2015 Edmundson adaptation at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 (New York City)[6]
- 2017 revival of the 2014 Gary Abrahams adaption touring Australia nationally
An opera based on the novel was written by the composer Michael Finnissy. Another opera, Thérèse Raquin, by Tobias Picker, opened in 2000.
The novel was made into the Broadway musical Thou Shalt Not, with music by Harry Connick Jr.
The play The Artificial Jungle by Charles Ludlam was an adaption of the novel, written in the hard-boiled crime style of James M. Cain.
Neal Bell adapted the novel into a play under the same title. It was first produced at New York University by Playwrights Horizons Theatre School on December 3, 1991, directed by Edward Elefterion, with Katie Bainbridge as the title role. Its first professional production was at the Williamstown Theatre Festival on June 30, 1993, directed by Michael Greif, with Lynn Hawley as Thérèse. On July 10, 1994, Michael Greif, in conjunction with La Jolla Playhouse in California, put up the West Coast premiere with Paul Giamatti in the role of Camille. Its professional New York premiere was on October 27, 1997, at the Classic Stage Company, directed by David Esbjornson, with Elizabeth Marvel as Thérèse. The Los Angeles premiere was directed by Charlie Stratton, with Leslie Hope as Thérèse.[7]
A 2014 UK musical, Thérèse Raquin, with music by Craig Adams and book and lyrics by Nona Shepphard, featured Julie Atherton as Thérèse, Tara Hugo as Madame, Jeremy Legat as Camille and Ben Lewis/Greg Barnett as Laurent. After a sold out run at The Finborough Theatre the Theatre Bench production transferred to Park Theatre in Finsbury Park and was nominated for a West End Frame award. A cast recording was released in 2015.[8]
Film and television
Film and television adaptations of the novel include:
- Thérèse Raquin (1915), Italian silent film, directed by Nino Martoglio
- Thérèse Raquin (1928), German film
- Thérèse Raquin (1950), BBC adaptation starring Sonia Dresdel as Thérèse
- Thérèse Raquin (1953), with Simone Signoret
- Thérèse Raquin (1956), German TV movie
- Thérèse Raquin (1965) Swedish TV movie
- Thérèse Raquin (1966), German TV movie
- Teresa Raquin (1977), Mexican TV series
- Thérèse Raquin (1979) Belgian TV movie
- Thérèse Raquin (1980), BBC series starring Kate Nelligan as Thérèse, Brian Cox as Laurent, and Alan Rickman as Vidal (Laurent's artist friend, who is unnamed in the novel)
- Thérèse Raquin (1985), Italian miniseries
- Thirst (2009), Korean horror film which borrowed a number of plot elements from Thérèse Raquin
- In Secret (2013), American film starring Elizabeth Olsen as Thérèse, Jessica Lange as Madame Raquin, Oscar Isaac as Laurent and Tom Felton as Camille; directed by Charlie Stratton
Radio
- Thérèse Raquin (1998), BBC Radio 4 radio adaptation starring Anna Massey as Thérèse
- Thérèse Raquin (2009), BBC Radio 4 "Classic Serial" adaptation in two parts starring Charlotte Riley as Thérèse and Andrew Buchan as Laurent
