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Broadstairs in Kent, Royal Albion Hotel and The Yarrow – Review
By Clare Jenkins, May 2023 Charles Dickens loved Broadstairs. After visiting the Kent resort for the first time in 1837, ... -
Oliver Twist (Live Streaming) – Review – Leeds Playhouse
By Eve Luddington, October 2021 Forget Oliver! The Musical: the tone of this Oliver Twist has far more in common ... -
A Christmas Carol (2020) – Film Review
Directors: David and Jacqui Morris Cast: Simon Russell Beale, Martin Freeman, Carey Mulligan Certificate: PG by @Roger Crow Oh Scrooge. ... -
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) – Film Review
Director: Armando Ianucci Cast: Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi Certificate: PG by Alex Mair ‘If you really want to ... -
Mr Charles Dickens Presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ – Review – York Theatre Royal
By Karl Hornsey, December 2018 In recent years, added to those evergreen festive traditions such as stuffing myself with mince ... -
Oliver Twist and The Mystery of Throate Manor by David Stuart Davies – Review
By Sandra Callard David Stuart Davies’s new book Oliver Twist and The Mystery of Throate Manor, is a rollicking ride ... -
Hard Times – Review – West Yorkshire Playhouse
By Eve Luddington, May 2018 Northern Broadsides’ versatile and energetic company have brought Deborah McAndrew’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Hard ... -
Dickens and Christmas by Lucinda Hawksley – Review
By Karl Hornsey When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, little could he have known the impact it ... -
A Christmas Carol – Review – Bridlington Spa
By Karl Hornsey, November 2017 There’s little better to get one into the Christmas spirit than a theatrical production of ...