Prepare for the fright of your life in this dramatic new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s atmospheric Gothic melodrama. Adapted and directed by Nicholas Briggs, Jekyll and Hyde stars Neil Roberts (Holby City, Emmerdale), Gary Turner (Emmerdale) and Kim Taylforth (London’s Burning, Bad Girls). Dr Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men – one good, one evil. Intent on separating the
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News – Nick starts Jekyll and Hyde rehearsals with a new look !
Nick launches his new ‘I’m a director (with coloured lighting)’ look for the rehearsals beginning today for the Jekyll & Hyde national tour. Produced by Talking Scarlet, the tour runs from 3 May to 1 October 2016 at UK theatres opening at the Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage and closing at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft. See
Continue reading »News – The Hound of the Baskervilles ePlay
Nick’s adaptation for the stage of Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles from the classic story The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle is now available as an ePlay (EPUB or MOBI). Young Dr Mortimer ventures from Devonshire to Baker Street with news of the death of his friend, Sir Charles Baskerville. Can
Continue reading »News – Easter Bytes Festival at The National Museum of Computing
The biggest, best Bytes Festival starts on the 25th of March at The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley, and runs every afternoon through the school holidays until the 10th of April. Don’t miss it! Special Sci-fi day on Saturday the 26th of March with: Nick, the voice of the Daleks and other BBC Doctor Who monsters.
Continue reading »News – Nick’s adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde being performed in Kingston
Nick’s adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde is being performed by the Green Theatre Company, an amateur youth theatre company based in Surrey, on the 17th, 18th and 19th of March. Performed inside the John Bunyan Church, Kingston, this semi site-specific production, directed by Rod Henderson (Betrayal, CornerHOUSE and Outrageous Fortune, Arts In The Park 2015), demonstrates the
Continue reading »News – The ISOS Network released this month from Big Finish Productions
Written and directed by Nick, and released by Big Finish Productions this month, The ISOS Network sees The (second) Doctor, Jamie and Zoe leaving Earth after having successfully defeated a Cyberman invasion… The Cyber-fleet is still exploding… But something is escaping through the mass of vaporising debris. In hot pursuit, the Doctor and his friends
Continue reading »News – Big Finish Day 8 The Prisoner panel
Mark Elstob (Number Six), Barnaby Edwards (‘Quite a lot of roles’) and Nick (in the middle, grinning like an idiot) on the Big Finish Day 8 The Prisoner panel.
Continue reading »News – Big Finish Day 8, Sat 16th Jan
Big Finish Day 8 is at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor on Saturday 16th January from 10am. Guests include Sylvester McCoy, Hugh Fraser, Lalla Ward, Ian McNeice, John Leeson, Niki Wardley and Paul Darrow PLUS the whole Big Finish team including Mark Elstob (Number 6 in The Prisoner). All the details can be found here: http://www.tenthplanetevents.co.uk/big-finish-day-8————–windsor—16th-january-2016-825-c.asp
Continue reading »News – Five star review for The Prisoner Volume 1
Five star review from Cultbox for The Prisoner Volume 1! Usually when Big Finish acquires the rights to a series, their aim is to continue or complete, often using original cast members. Their approach to the cult 1960’s classic The Prisoner is different; with no surviving cast to call on, writer and director Nicholas Briggs has chosen to
Continue reading »News – Radio Times feature on Doctor Who Sherlock crossover
By Radio Times staff Wednesday 6 January 2016 at 3:57PM Doctor Who meets Sherlock is the crossover of fanboys’ and girls’ dreams. And while for many that would ideally mean Benedict Cumberbatch on screen with Peter Capaldi (or, let’s be honest, David Tennant or Matt Smith) they may still be interested to hear that the
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