Theatre
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Part One
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School stage David Edgar’s 1980 RSC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ comical masterpiece, which teems with a multitude of vivid characters.
Young Nicholas Nickleby and his sister, Kate, have been devastated by the death of their father. Their mother, in true Dickensian fashion, is little better than useless and they are forced to rely on the charity of their Uncle Ralph, a man for whom money is everything.
The destitute siblings are divided, with Nicholas forced to act as a teacher at the dreadful Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire, run by the formidable Wackford Squeers and his family, while Kate works for an impoverished dressmaker. Nicholas escapes and joins a travelling theatre company run by the indefatigable Vincent Crummles as he tries to make his way in the world…
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Adaptation by David Edgar.
June 14-22, Fri 14 7pm / Sat 15 1.30pm & 7pm / Thur 20 1.30pm / Sat 22 1.30pm, from £10. For more info, visit bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/nicholas-nickleby-part-one
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