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Brenton Wood1980 in literature 1980 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1980. Events March 6 – Marguerite Yourcenar becomes the first woman elected to the Académie française.[1] June 5 The Royal Shakespeare Company opens a production at the Aldwych Theatre, London, of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, adapted from Charles Dickens's novel by David Edgar.[2] Willy Russell's comedy Educating Rita opens in a Royal Shakespeare Company production with Julie Walters in the title rôle, at The Warehouse in London. September – A production of Shakespeare's Macbeth with Peter O'Toole in the lead opens at the Old Vic Theatre, London. It is often seen one of the disasters in theatre history.[3][4] September 23… (Source: Wikipedia)
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