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David Copperfield
Thursday 21 June 8.00pm
Cramphorn
Theatre
A
child born towards the small hours on a Friday night is destined to
be unlucky in life
In
celebration
of
the
200th
anniversary
of
Charles
Dickens’
birth, Mad Dogs and Englishmen Theatre Company bring his classic tale
of David
Copperfield
to
the
Chelmsford
Cramphorn
Theatre
on
Thursday
21
June
with
a
twist
and
a
flourish
in
their
new
adaptation.
Replete
with
comic,
cruel
and
repugnant
characters,
Dickens’
semi-autobiographical novel follows a vulnerable boy on his journey
to manhood. It is a story of the struggle against poverty and
obscurity: a story of loss, of loneliness, and the betrayal of
innocence.
Dickens’
favourite novel is brought to the stage with all its dark comedy by
Mad Dogs and
Englishmen
Theatre
Company
in
this
fast-paced
and
faithful
adaptation.
Directed
by
Ann
Courtney,
the
cast
of
two
capture
the
hilarity
and
pathos
of
Dickens’
writing with finesse, depth and ingenious dexterity.
As
part of the internationally-celebrated bicentennial year of Dickens’
birth, Mad Dogs & Englishmen’s adaptation of David
Copperfield
is
compulsive
theatre.
‘Of
all my books, I like this the best… Like many fond parents, I have
in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David
Copperfield.’
Charles
Dickens (from the Preface to David Copperfield)
Recommended
age: 11 years +
Tickets
are
£12.00
and
concessions
£10.00.
To
book
tickets
go
to
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/theatres
or
call
the
Box
Office
on
01245
606505.
