Dickens Abridged
Play Description
A fast-paced musical comedy in which a cast of five Dickens devotees bring hundreds of his best-loved characters to life in 90 minutes of madcap Dickensian mayhem. From Great Expectations complete with flaming bride, to A Christmas Carol in which Tiny Tim rocks the house with a soaring electric guitar solo, DICKENS (ABRIDGED) also features scenes from David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby.
Production Info
Cast: 5 total (5 female, 5 male, or any combination of males and females totaling 5)Full Length Comedy (about 90 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Gloriously absurd.” —The Daily Mail (London)
“Highly original, fast moving and witty.” —The Daily Express (London)
“[An] irresistible comic romp. ” —The Hollywood Reporter
“Dickens meets Bill and Ted meets Tenacious D meets Monty Python.” —Londonist
Book Information
Publisher | BPPI |
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Publication Date | 8/15/2011 |
Pages | 78 |
ISBN | 9780881454482 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
First performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, then at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford, and then at The Comedy Theatre in London
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
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