All Day Event: Dickens and the Theatre: Nickleby & the RSC - The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The theatrical event of the 1980s - all eight hours of the RSC's now- legendary production were filmed on stage for Channel 4's first week on air. Producer Colin Callender took over the Old Vic for three months to re-stage the entire production in loving detail. Conquering Broadway as well as the West End, the production made a star of Roger Rees (in the title role), and who can forget David Threlfall's heartbreaking performance as Smike?

+ Panel Discussion & Q&A

We discuss this extraordinary production with those who worked on it, as well as the innate theatricality of Dickens' work, his background as an actor and why his works translate so easily to stage and screen. Chaired by John Wyver; panellists include writer-adaptor David Edgar, directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird, and actor David Threlfall.

Part 1: 108min / Lunch / Part 2: 108min / Interval / Part 3: 108min + Panel: c60min / Interval / Part 4: 160min
Tickets £21.20, concs £13.75 (Members pay £1.50 less)

With thanks to Primetime and the RSC