Chamber theatre

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Chamber theatre is a method of adapting literary works to the stage using a maximal amount of the work's original text and often minimal and suggestive settings. One of the most famous and elaborate examples of chamber theatre is David Edgar's The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, in which Charles Dickens's characters narrate themselves in third person. Set pieces are carried in and taken away during the performance, rather than between scenes, and often represent objects in a non-mimetic manner.