David Copperfield
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“Copperfield!” — Review
Jeffrey Scharf, who wrote book, music and lyrics for the musical Copperfield!, has not been able to surmount the problem that every adaptation of Dickens’s David Copperfield has faced. The book, which Dickens called his favorite child, is heavily autobiographical, and autobiographical works almost always feature as their central character someone who is reactis to… Continue reading
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Shrinking Shakespeare and Dickens
Few would dispute that Shakespeare and Dickens represent the crowning glories of English writing for the stage and page. Shakespeare is constantly produced and Dickens has provided the material for the musical Oliver! (based on Oliver Twist), the RSC’s epic adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby and countless versions of A Christmas Carol. It is not a… Continue reading
