The passion, melodrama, earthy humour and strong, gripping plot of Thomas Hardy’s novel are vividly conveyed in Matthew White’s fast-moving and admirably economical adaptation.
Category: David Pile
2002
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On The Razzle
The story is basically one long chase, chiefly after two naughty grocer’s assistants, who, when their master goes off on a binge with a new mistress, escape to Vienna on a spree.
2002
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Arms and the Man
Raina Petkoff is engaged to Sergius Saranoff, a dashing major in the Bulgarian army. All seems well until a Swiss professional bursts into her bedroom, and begs her to hide him.
2001
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David Copperfield
Following the adventures of its eponymous hero from birth through three decades, this acclaimed stage adaptation presents a plethora of brilliant characters from the original novel.
2001
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Ten Times Table
The leading lights of the village have decided to hold a pageant of local history. But there’s a left wing teacher on the committee who decides to turn it into a rally for proletarian revolution.
2001
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The Madness of George III
George III becomes increasingly erratic after losing the American colonies so doctors are brought in to cure his madness. One man has a motive for easing the king further into madness.
2000
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The Crucible
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A small group of girls ‘cry out’ against other people in the town, accusing them of witchcraft, in an attempt to cover up their own dabblings in the occult.
1999
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The Roses of Eyam
A remarkable true story of a village stricken with plague through the arrival from London of a box of clothing; of the villagers’ determination to prevent its spread and contain the disease.