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Dickens' Children
Short Play, Drama / 7 any gender (adult)
Charles Dickens, Nick Warburton
Dickens' Children
by Charles Dickens, adapted by Nick Warburton
This is Charles Dickens the social reformer linking cameo child scenes from Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, Bleak House and David Cop…
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Cast Size
7 any gender (adult) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature), Period -
Target Audience
Pre-Teen (Age 11-13)
Details
Summary
This is Charles Dickens the social reformer linking cameo child scenes from Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, Bleak House and David Copperfield. One actor plays the adult Dickens and the main child part in each scene while the other 6 actors play a selection of roles, both adult and child, and act as narrators. Within the space of one act, Nick Warburton conveys the humour, pathos and poetry of Dickens.
Performing Groups
- Time Period 19th Century
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Charles Dickens