Gerald Dickens Presents… Sikes & Nancy and Captain Murderer

Gerald Dickens’ recreation of Sikes and Nancy is Victorian theatre at its most dramatic.

Throughout the 1860s, Charles Dickens gave a series of readings from his novels and his repertoire featured performances that involved were safe, well-known and often comic passages from his novels, but in 1869 he introduced Sikes and Nancy to his programme. When Dickens performed what he called ‘The Murder’ he judged the success of the evening by the number of ladies who had fainted with horror. Today it has lost none of its horrific power.

Where did Charles get his love for the macabre? Possibly it was from the lips of his childhood nurse who would regale him with the gruesome tale of ‘The Tale of Captain Murderer’. At the age of only 6 years, little Charles delighted in the awful and bloodthirsty tale, and now Gerald brings the story to life once more.

Tickets £7.50 per person (plus booking fee). Suitable for ages 16+

This event is part of our WRITE Festival which takes place throughout the whole of September. Enjoy a programme of unmissable events, workshops and performances!