Description: Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage versions of Dickens have garnered wide critical acclaim.
Brief description: Director Neil Bartlett's translations include plays by Molière, Racine, Marivaux, Labiche and von Kleist. Adaptations include A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and Camille. Oberon Books also publishes Solo Voices and Queer Voices, two collections of his monologues, and his plays In Extremis and Or You Could Kiss Me, both of which were first staged at the National Theatre.
Review Quotes:
"Mr. Bartlett is a deft hand at reinventing classic literature for live performances... "Oliver Twist," admittedly familiar fare, remains a fine story for all ages. Anybody who has ever been bullied, misunderstood or otherwise treated shabbily can appreciate the emotions expressed so well by Dickens and in this production... Mr. Bartlett again displays his proficiency with page-to-stage transformations." --New York Times
"Great Expectations: 'A fabulous evening in the company of two great storytellers - Dickens and Bartlett. I walked home with the damp air of the marshes in my nostrils and the clanking of the convict's chains ringing in my ears' 5 stars from the Independent 'a sinewy and compelling interpretation'" --The Stage "This production is [Bartlett's] finest take on Dickens - It is storytelling theatre at its best: vivid, fluid and flinty." --Guardian "Bartlett has definitely done Dickens proud, creating a wonderful adaptation of a classic." --A Younger Theatre A Christmas Carol---- "Gets right to the frozen heart of Dickens' classic Christmas tale...one of those rare festive offerings for which no adult will need the excuse of a child in tow..." --Guardian Oliver Twist----- "Tiny points and tweaks of the text flash new understanding" --The Times "I really can't recommend this show too highly. A great novel has been transformed into truly stunning theatre." --Telegraph