Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Nichol, James W.
Playwright who has had his plays produced across Canada.
His adaptation of Margaret Laurence's Stone Angel received very favourable reviews when it was performed at the Blyth Festival (1994) and in its subsequent productions at Centaur Theatre and Neptune Theatre (both 1995). Centaur Theatre won the award for Best Anglophone production at the 1996 Masques Awards with the play.
His play, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde: A Love Story was presented at the Manitoba Theatre Centre , Canadian Stage , Theatre Calgary and the Vancouver Playhouse in the 1995-96 season.
Mr. Nichol also writes for film, television and radio.
His other plays include: Tub (1969), Sweet Home Sweet (1972), The Book of Solomon Spring (1972), Gwendoline (1978), Child (1979), Sonny (1982), Relative Strangers (1983), When I Wake (1984), The Three True Loves of Jasmine Hoover (1986)
Last updated 2006-05-02
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