0 0 8 ▁to ▁the ▁G iel g ud ▁Theatre ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁End . ▁This ▁version ▁has ▁been ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Early ▁the atr ical ▁adapt ations ▁include ▁S mi ke , ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by ; ▁or , ▁Do ings ▁at ▁Do - The - Bo ys ▁Hall ▁( pre mi è red ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Theatre ▁and ▁City ▁of ▁London ▁Theatre , ▁and ▁featuring ▁Mary ▁Anne ▁K ee ley ▁as ▁S mi ke ), ▁an ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁American ▁version ▁featuring ▁Joseph ▁Jefferson ▁as ▁New man ▁N og gs , ▁and ▁another ▁in ▁the ▁late - 1 9 th ▁century ▁featuring ▁Nell ie ▁Far ren ▁as ▁S mi ke . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁theatre ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁The ▁Bed ford ▁Marian ettes . ▁The ▁world ▁premi ere ▁opened ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁at ▁The ▁Place ▁theatre ▁in ▁Bed ford , ▁featuring ▁Daniel ▁Pot he c ary ▁as ▁the ▁e pon ym ous ▁Nicholas ▁Nick le by , ▁Chris ▁Lyn ch ▁as ▁S mi ke ▁and ▁Bill ▁Prince ▁as ▁Mr ▁S que ers . ▁The ▁music , ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁libre tto ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Tim ▁B rew ster ▁and ▁are ▁available ▁for ▁both ▁professional ▁and ▁amateur ▁production . ▁ ▁An ▁early ▁the atr ical ▁version ▁actually ▁appeared ▁before ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁serial ised ▁novel ▁was ▁finished ,