Another fantastic Classic Thriller Season starts this Monday at the Theatre Royal Nottingham – four weeks of murder-mystery magnificence that you simply won’t want to miss! The season will get off to a spine-chilling start with Arnold Ridley’s The Ghost Train, directed by Nicholas Briggs, performances from Monday 28th July – Saturday 2nd August. Stranded in
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News – Remembering World War One
When my widowed grandmother moved out of her marital home in London, she found a collection of letters that her husband (my grandfather) had received from his older brother during his time in The Great War. Eventually they were given to my Mum who put them into order and transcribed them, and then they were
Continue reading »News – Nick in new Sherlock Holmes audio drama
Nick has been recording a new Sherlock Holmes full-cast audio drama and “having a bloomin’ great time.” The CD will be released from Big Finish Productions in December, other titles are available now.
Continue reading »News – Nick’s Interview from Hal-Con, 2012: Part 4
Back in 2012, I had a lovely time in Halifax, Nova Scotia at HAL-CON. I was looked after extremely well and they made a lovely film of a quite exhaustive interview with me. I only discovered the other day that it was on YouTube, so I thought it might be nice to share it with
Continue reading »News – Nick’s Interview from Hal-Con, 2012: Part 3
Back in 2012, I had a lovely time in Halifax, Nova Scotia at HAL-CON. I was looked after extremely well and they made a lovely film of a quite exhaustive interview with me. I only discovered the other day that it was on YouTube, so I thought it might be nice to share it with
Continue reading »News – Nick’s Interview from Hal-Con, 2012: Part 2
Back in 2012, I had a lovely time in Halifax, Nova Scotia at HAL-CON. I was looked after extremely well and they made a lovely film of a quite exhaustive interview with me. I only discovered the other day that it was on YouTube, so I thought it might be nice to share it with
Continue reading »News – Nick’s Interview from Hal-Con, 2012: Part 1
Back in 2012, I had a lovely time in Halifax, Nova Scotia at HAL-CON. I was looked after extremely well and they made a lovely film of a quite exhaustive interview with me. I only discovered the other day that it was on YouTube, so I thought it might be nice to share it with
Continue reading »News – Shadow of the Ghost directed by Nick at the Theatre Royal Windsor, 16-21 June
When Lemon Tree Players decided to present a production of Arnold Ridley’s famous thriller ‘The Ghost Train’, little did they realise that they themselves would e wrapped up in a murder mystery to rival that of any fictitious plot… This new comedy thriller was co-written by Nicholas Ridley, the real-life son of Dads Army star Arnold Ridley
Continue reading »News – Tom Baker at 80: CD Cover Revealed !
In January 2014, Tom Baker celebrated his 80th birthday. On March 19th, Tom sat down with Nicholas Briggs to look back over his 80 amazing years – his youth, his early acting career, his great success with Doctor Who and beyond… and his return to his most famous role with Big Finish. This candid and intimate interview
Continue reading »News – The Ghost Train directed by Nick at the Theatre Royal Windsor, 10-14 June
Stranded in the middle of nowhere, a group of travellers hear chilling tales of ‘The Ghost Train’ by the station master who warns them of an eerie train which haunts the line and causes death to anyone who witnesses it. Is there really a phantom train, or are there more sinister, earthly forces at work?
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