Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Charles Dickens played to tremendous acclaim at the Comedy and Albery Theatres in London during 2000, then toured the UK and returned to the West End for another triumphant run in 2002 before transferring to Broadway. It is an enormous success for both its star Simon Callow and author Peter Ackroyd, in what is his first piece for the stage. This remarkable one-man play is a tour de force which brilliantly interweaves Dickens’ turbulent life story with some of his most memorable fictional characters – brought to life by Simon Callow’s breathtaking performance in this classic interpretation of the life of Dickens.
“A vehicle for Simon Callow…it shows handsomely why he is one of our greatest actors. At once you feel that he is akin to Dickens, above all in the force with which he claims the stage, the audience, life itself.” The Financial Times
“Callow seems to be possessed by the characters in a cornucopia of identity crises as his body twists into the gnarled shape of Mrs Gamp or dilates into the patronising chauvinist expansiveness of Mr Podsnap.” The Independent
“Dickens was a man possessed with a gloriously theatrical imagination to which Callow’s magnificent performance does full justice.’ The Mail on Sunday
Cast and creatives
CAST & CREATIVES
Starring: SIMON CALLOW
Written by: PETER ACKROYD
Stage Production directed by: PATRICK GARLAND
Production Designed by: CHRISTOPHER WOODS
Lighting Designer: NICK RICHINGS
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