Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Part 2

Synopsis

Television version of the highly acclaimed Royal Shakespeare Company 1980 stage production directed for stage by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and adapted by David Edgar from Dickens’ novel. This episode features Nicholas’s time with the Crummles company, playing Romeo in their exuberant version of Romeo and Juliet which seeks a happy ending and defies death itself.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of production

1982

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Jim Goddard; John Caird; Trevor Nunn

Producer

Colin Callender

Writer

Charles Dickens; David Edgar

Music

Stephen Oliver

Production Design

Dermot Hayes; John Napier; Neil Peter Jampolis

Cast

Christopher Benjamin
Emily Richard
Jane Downs
Lila Kaye
Roger Rees
Suzanne Bertish

Production Company

Name

Primetime Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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