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Left penniless by the death of his father, nineteen-year-old Nicholas Nickleby seeks help, along with his mother and sister, from Uncle Ralph Nickleby. The hard-hearted money lender takes an instant dislike to his nephew and gets rid of the boy by securing him a teaching position at Dotheboys...

Step into the world of Charles Dickens with this lively stage adaptation of his beloved novel, which made its debut in November 1838 at the Adelphi Theater in London. At that time, only eight installments of the story had been published, leading to the omission of key characters like the flamboyant Crummles family, who play a significant role in the later narrative. Notably, the plays ending is an imaginative twist by playwright Edward Stirling, diverging from Dickens original vision. Interestingly, Dickens himself attended a performance featuring the talented comedienne Mary Keeley as Smike, ...