Charles Dickens adapted Sikes and Nancy from the grislier material in Oliver Twist. It became the most notorious of his legendary Public Readings; a masterpiece of high Gothic melodrama. Audiences were shocked into silence. Women would scream and faint. ?I shall tear myself to pieces,' Dickens vowed before one performance. He surely did, it is now thought that the strain of ?The Murder' hastened Dickens's early death. Running time: 1hr| 9 Dec 14 to 3 Jan 15 | Trafalgar Theatre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Nov 14 | OFS Studio (previously known as Old Fire Station Theatre) Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Nov 14 | The Atkinson Southport, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Nov 14 to 8 Nov 14 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Nov 14 to 5 Nov 14 | Guildhall Theatre Derby, Derbyshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 Oct 14 | Connaught Theatre Worthing, West Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
