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2002 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 119 members

Recorded at the Albery Theatre, London, this one-man play is the first piece of stage writing by Peter Ackroyd. It tells of the life and work of Charles Dickens. Read more

Starring Simon Callow
Director Peter Garland
Genres Music/Musical

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The Mystery Of Charles Dickens

Recorded at the Albery Theatre, London, this one-man play is the first piece of stage writing by Peter Ackroyd. It tells of the life and work of Charles Dickens.

Starring Simon Callow
Director Peter Garland
Studio HERITAGE THEATRE LTD
Run time DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 07 Oct 2002
Production year: 2002
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (2) of The Mystery Of Charles Dickens

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  • A vehicle for Simon Callow shows handsomely why he is one of our greatest actors.

    • The Financial Times
  • Callow seems to be possessed by the characters in a cornucopia of identity crises

    • The Independent
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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    A Walk Back in Time

    Simon Callow gives a magnificent, often moving performance -- indeed many magnificent moving performances in this living literary biography of Dickens life and work. Whether you are familiar or not with the works of Dickens, Callow's portrayals and evocations of Dickens life and his catalogue of characters is 90 minutes of your life well spent.

      • A customer from Salisbury, Wiltshire
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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    A Walk Back in Time

    Simon Callow gives a magnificent, often moving performance -- indeed many magnificent moving performances in this living literary biography of Dickens life and work. Whether you are familiar or not with the works of Dickens, Callow's portrayals and evocations of Dickens life and his catalogue of characters is 90 minutes of your life well spent.

      • A customer from Salisbury, Wiltshire
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