Night and Day (upcoming film)

Night and Day is an upcoming British/German film adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. It has an ensemble cast including Haley Bennett, Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall, Sally Phillips, and Lily Allen.

Night and Day
Directed by	Tina Gharavi
Screenplay by	Justine Waddel
Based on	Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
Produced by	Christopher Figg Meg Thomson
Starring	Haley Bennett Timothy Spall Elyas M'Barek Lily Allen Jack Whitehall Jennifer Saunders Sally Phillips
Production companies	FilmHedge GLISK
Countries	United Kingdom Germany
Language	English

Synopsis

Set in Britain at the turn of the 20th century, a female astronomer tries to avoid the patriarchal attitudes of the day.^[1]

Cast

• Haley Bennett as Katherine Hilbery
• Lily Allen as Mary Datchet
• Timothy Spall
• Elyas M'Barek
• Jack Whitehall
• Jennifer Saunders
• Sally Phillips
• Misia Butler
• Alex Macqueen
• Simon Phillips
• Frances Barber

Production

The Virginia Woolf novel Night & Day is adapted for this project by Justine Waddell. The film is directed by Tina Gharavi. It is produced by FilmHedge and producers include Christopher Figg, Meg Thomson and German co-producers GLISK.^[2]

An ensemble cast is led by Haley Bennett, Timothy Spall and Lily Allen, and also includes Jennifer Saunders, Jack Whitehall and Sally Phillips.^[3]

Principal photography began in Newcastle upon Tyne in late 2024,^[4][5] and was completed in February 2025, ahead of an intended autumn release.^[6] Filming locations included the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne,^[7] Common Room of the Great North, Ryhope Engines Museum,^[8] Tanfield Railway and Beamish Museum.^[9] Additional filming took place in Cologne, Germany.^[5]