Adam Long’s Fast-Paced and Witty Dickens Abridged at The Atkinson

Adam Long’s Fast-Paced and Witty Dickens Abridged at The Atkinson

From Adam Long, founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and co-creator of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) comes Dickens Abridged – a fast-paced musical comedy.

This absurdly talented cast of four brings hundreds of the great author’s best-loved characters to life in 70 minutes of madcap Dickensian mayhem to The Atkinson on Wednesday 23 September at 7.30pm.

“Irreverent, witty, fast-paced and outrageous!” The Stage

This wonderful show is a high-speed comic journey through Dickens’ Greatest Hits, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations (complete with flaming bride), David Copperfield, Bleak House in less than sixty seconds, A Tale of Two Cities featuring a fully functioning guillotine, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, and, of course… A Christmas Carol.

“A vibrant cultural mash-up in which the Grateful Dead meets the ghost of Christmas past.” Telegraph

It also delves into the bizarre-but-true story of Charles Dickens’ own life, including his complicated romantic entanglements and his inexplicable enthusiasm for performing the bludgeoning scene from Oliver Twist over and over and over again.

A singing, dancing love-letter to the life and works of the great man and unlike any Dickens-based show you’ve ever seen before.

“Irresistible comic romp” – Hollywood Reporter.

Tickets are £15 / £13 concessions and are available online at theatkinson.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01704 533333. They are also available over the counter during The Atkinson opening hours.

Please be advised there is a £1 per ticket booking fee for telephone and online sales and 50p per ticket over the counter.

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LISTING INFORMATION
Dickens Abridged
Wednesday 23 September
7.30pm
Tickets: £15 / £13 concessions

For further information, images or interview requested, please contact Emma Lloyd
tel: 0151 934 2129 / email: emma.lloyd@sefton.gov.uk

*Please be advised there is a £1 per ticket booking fee for telephone and online sales and 50p per ticket over the counter.

Posted on 9 September 2015 under General news

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