Nicholas Nickleby

After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby, left with no earthly goods, sets out from his family home in Devonshire on an adventure to develop himself and provide for his widowed mother and sister. 

Based on Dickens’ remembrance of the hardships of his early life, the story bristles with sub-plots ranging from Nicholas’s experiences at Dotheboys Hall School to London’s social and business scene and theatre life in Portsmouth. 

With heroes and villains aplenty and a wealth of supporting characters, we meet many of Dickens’ most memorable characters including the menacing Ralph Nickleby, his alcoholic clerk, Newman Noggs, the abominable Wackford Squeers and his family, the Kenwigs with their assorted offspring, Madame Mantalini the dressmaker, John Browdie the bluff Yorkshireman, the philanthropic Cheeryble brothers, the sensitive Smike, the disreputable nobleman Sir Mulberry Hawk, the warm-hearted Crummles theatrical troop, the beautiful Madeline Bray and her obnoxious father.

This classic tale, a feast of family entertainment for the festive season, is brought vividly to life in Nick Warburton’s new and exciting adaptation of one of Charles Dickens’ most popular novels.