Dickens' Women
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| Dickens' Women | |
| Written by | Miriam Margolyes Sonia Fraser |
|---|---|
| Characters | 23 characters from Dickens' fiction and life |
| Date of premiere | 1989 |
| Place of premiere | Edinburgh Festival |
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Dickens' Women is a one person show written by Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser and starring Margolyes.
The play includes 23 different characters (male and female) based on or inspired by characters in Charles Dickens' novels.
The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the "elegantly crafted production puts the focus on the storyteller" (Dickens), highlighting his "obsession with youthful beauty and his baffling relationships with his sisters-in-law".[1] The Age noted that it "combines character sketches, short readings, biographical material and mordant commentary".[2]
The show was developed in 1989 for the Edinburgh Festival[3], and Margolyes has taken it on tour worldwide[3], including a 2007 tour to Australia and New Zealand.
[edit] References
- ^ Bryce Hallett. "Dickens' Women", The Sydney Morning Herald, August 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ Cameron Whitehead. "Dickens' Women", The Age, September 24, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
- ^ a b Helen Sims. "Miriam Margolyes on Dickens’ Women", The Lumière Reader, 30 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
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