From: Emma Lucia (emma.lucia@VIRGIN.NET)
Date: Mon Jun 12 2000 - 14:40:25 PDT
To All Here are the details of two Dickens shows currently available for international bookings. For more details contact Indigo Productions. Indigo Productions Tynymynydd Bryneglwys Corwen Denbighshire LL21 9NP +44 1978 790626 emma.lucia@virgin.net Indigo Productions was set up to tour professional theatre internationally, predominantly to hotels, universities and private members clubs. All shows are performed by actors who have worked extensively for the Royal National Theatre, London and the Royal Shakespeare Company. All shows have received favourable national reviews and are well suited to being performed in traditional and non-traditional theatre venues. Minimal lighting and sound is required, since the focus is on the performer. Full press materials are provided to each venue and marketing and public relations support is available upon booking. An Evening With Charles Dickens Notable Shakespearean actor, Richard Moore, brings his one man show to the stage. Renowned novelist and performer, Charles Dickens toured America and Britain with his one man show. Richard Moore recreates the original performance for this highly acclaimed production. The evening comprises of two parts Nicholas Nickleby At Dotheboys Hall and Sykes and Nancy. Both extracts are infused with high drama and emotion. Performed in Dickensian costume Richard Moore plays twenty characters in a show described by The Stage as gripping story telling. A thoughtful actor of talent and versatility The Daily Post Dickens In America Steven Crossley plays Charles Dickens in a one man show based on the authorıs extensive diaries of his time in America. Apart from throwing light on the man himself, the show also offer a fascinating insight into the people and politics of 19th century America. First performed at the Bristol Old Vic, the Bristol Evening Post said, The astonishing sense of humour and of fun, coupled with a searing insight into societyıs flaws and hypocrisies are as intelligently and entertainingly entwined as they are in his novels..The fabulous DICKENS IN AMERICA stars the incomparable Steven Crossley. If you havenıt seen it yet, head along this evening. Steven Crossley trained at RADA and began his career with such acclaimed companies as the Royal National Theatre and Shared Experience. His career has encompassed classical and contemporary theatre, film and television including Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Prime Suspect and Inspector Morse. He has performed on and off Broadway and in various popular American television series. Charles Dickens visited America twice. On both occasions his reception was of a kind not experienced by any other Englishman until the arrival of the Beatles. Dickens in America is the extraordinary story of those journeys.