Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film) The film received positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 77% out of 122 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.8/10 and the critical consensus being: "Thanks to a strong cast of experienced actors and director Douglas McGrath's steady hand, "Nicholas Nickleby" is a worthy and respectful adaptation of the Dickens novel." In his review in "The New York Times", A. O. Scott called the film "two hours of swift, engaging entertainment" and added, "The book's theme and spirit have been dutifully respected. No, what Mr. McGrath has done with
Emily Richard 1982 Richard appeared in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" at the Donmar Warehouse in London with Ian McKellen, Edward Petherbridge and Edward Hardwicke. For the Royal Shakespeare Company Richard appeared in Chekhov's "The Three Sisters" (April 1980) at the Donmar Warehouse with Roger Rees, Edward Petherbridge, Bob Peck and Timothy Spall; and as Kate Nickleby in "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" (November 1980) at the Aldwych Theatre, an epic eight-hour stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel "Nicholas Nickleby" with Roger Rees, Timothy Spall, John Woodvine, Edward Petherbridge, Ben Kingsley, Fulton Mackay, David Threlfall, Bob Peck, Rose Hill and Christopher Benjamin.