Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens can refer to the British novelist, playwright and performer, or to the a play about the man.
Charles Dickens is a one man show written by Emlyn Williams
Also known as Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens.
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: Emlyn Williams was brought to South Africa by Brian Brooke to perform Charles Dickens 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.
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