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[[Charles Dickens]] is the name of an author as well as the name of a one-man stage performance by the author.
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''[[Charles Dickens]]'' by [[Emlyn Williams]]
  
=[[Charles Dickens]] the author and performer=
 
  
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== The original text ==
  
 
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This one man show,  replicating [[Charles Dickens]]’s famous public readings, was originally written and performed by the Welsh actor-playwright [[Emlyn Williams]].  
=''[[Charles Dickens]]'' by [[Emlyn Williams]]=
 
 
 
This is one man show originally written and performed by the Welsh actor-playwright [[Emlyn Williams]] and replicating [[Charles Dickens]]’s famous public readings.  
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Theatre programme, 1981.
 
Theatre programme, 1981.
  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 07:38, 5 August 2017

Charles Dickens by Emlyn Williams


The original text

This one man show, replicating Charles Dickens’s famous public readings, was originally written and performed by the Welsh actor-playwright Emlyn Williams.

Performance history in South Africa

1954: Brought to South Africa by Brian Brooke to perform at the Wits University Great Hall in September 1954.

1981: Williams visited South Africa again, marking the 30th anniversary of Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens, this time presented by The Company at the Market Theatre and the Baxter Theatre.

Sources

Theatre programme, 1981.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page