CHARLES DICKENS CLOSES THE BOOK

THEATRE NORTH AT THE PRINCESS & FRIENDS OF THEATRE NORTH

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Event Venue

Earl Arts Centre, Launceston

Event Dates & Times

Fri, Apr 26 2019 7:30pm
Sat, Apr 27 2019 2:30pm
Sat, Apr 27 2019 7:30pm

Running Time

1 hour 20 minutes (no interval)

Notes

Recommended for ages 15+.

Babes in Arms (sitting on your lap, not occupying a seat) aged up to 12 months are admitted free to this performance. All Babes in Arms must have a ticket to enter the theatre. Please ask for your complimentary Babes in Arms ticket at the box office.

No filming or photography permitted.

Details

DOOR SALES Available from the Earl Arts Centre 1 hour prior to the performance

CHARLES DICKENS CLOSES THE BOOK

THEATRE NORTH AT THE PRINCESS & FRIENDS OF THEATRE NORTH

THE LAST READINGS OF CHARLES DICKENS

Created & Performed by Michael Edgar
Directed by Peter Hammond

In the final years of his life, prematurely aged and chronically ill, Charles Dickens pursued a punishing schedule of one-night stands, giving readings from his books. These were enormously popular, but ruinous to his health.

‘By Heaven, he’ll die before them all,’ his doctor warned his son.

How did the traumas of his childhood, the failure of his marriage and his secret liaison with an actress thirty years younger than himself, feed his compulsion to perform? And why was he determined to add to his repertoire the emotionally and physically draining, murder of Nancy by Bill Sykes?

Michael Edgar’s one-person performance not only illuminates these questions; it dramatically explores the very nature of performance and acting.

Prices

Ticket Pricing

$39.50 - Full
$29.50 - Concession
$29.50 - Subscriber Full
$25.50 - Subscriber Concession
$25.50 - Friends of Theatre North
$15 - Subscriber Student

School group prices available. Contact the Box Office for more details.
Phone: 6331 0052 or
Email: boxofficemanager@theatrenorth.com.au

Concessions available for Pensioners, Seniors, Health Care Card holders and Full Time Students.

Companion Cards accepted.

A processing fee of $6 applies to tickets purchased online. This is a per transaction fee, not per ticket fee, which will be applied at the end of your purchase.

A delivery charge of $4 applies if you choose to have your tickets posted to your address.

Creative Team