David Copperfield
From: Friday, 8th February 2013
To: Saturday, 23 February 2013
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Synopsis
David has a doting mother. When he grows up he marries her image, the ditsy Dora. This is his tragedy. Even Peggotty's extended family on Yarmouth beach cannot escape the effects. But his tragedy is also our comedy as Uriah Heep and Mr Micawber, Aunt Betsey and Mr Dick, Steerforth and Traddlles, all criss-cross David's wayward path towards his Agnes, his true soul mate.
Our Review:
13 February 2013
As director Kevin Shaw admits, turning Dickens’ 700-page novel into a manageable-length family entertainment is no easy task and if you’re expecting every story strand to be treated with the respect it deserves, you’ll be disappointed – if that’s what you want, best re-read the novel instead of journeying to the Coliseum.
The most memorable adaptation of Dickens for the stage was the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Nicholas Nickleby back in 1982, which was a multi-part, eight-and-a half-hour, epic. Copperfield adapter Alastair Cording takes just over two hours (plus interval) to shoehorn in the basics and – in an attractively presented production - it is surprisingly successful.
That legendary RSC production showed the way as far as performance techniques are concerned. You gather an ensemble of experienced actors; allocate several per person; set a brisk pace; have an infinitely adaptable stage setting and use lots of ...
Creative
Charles Dickens (Book)
Oldham Coliseum Theatre (Producer)
Alastair Cording (Adaptation)
Kevin Shaw (Director)
Alison Heffernan (Design)
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