Learning on ScreenLife and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Part 2, The
- 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
- Transmission details
- 14 Nov 1982 at 20:40 (Channel: Channel Four)
- Duration
- 109 mins
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
Roger Rees Nicholas Nickleby (Romeo) Christopher Benjamin Vincent Crummles Emily Richard Kate Nickleby Jane Downs Mrs Nickleby Lila Kaye Mrs Crummles Suzanne Bertish Miss Snevellicci
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Old Vic Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The televised production was filmed at the Old Vic.
- History
- Originally broadcast as the second episode of four; subsequently broadcast as two double episodes. The BFI National Archive copy is recorded off-air 30 December 1987. Broadcast on BBC4 in 9 30-minute episodes, beginning 15/12/2007.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
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