Dickens' Women
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1445879174 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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1 hr 30 mins.. Dickens' Women is a tribute both to Miriam's infectious passion for Dickens' work and her astonishing versatility as a performer. Through them she tells the story of Dickens' life, using his characters like Miss Haversham, Little Nell, and Mr and Mrs Bumble. Miriam earned an Olivier nomination for her original West End season of Dickens' Women, and toured the world in 2012, the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth, with her one-woman show.2 CDs. Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films) sparkles and delights in her one-woman show where she plays 23 different roles - men and women - from Dickens' books. Most were based on rea
Her theatre work includes She Stoops to Conquer and her award-winning one-woman show, Dickens' Women (which she co-wrote, with Sonia Fraser). . Among her television roles are Miss Crawley in Vanity Fair, Edna in Supply and Demand, and appearances in three series of Blackadder. She has
Flawless Having read the book which was released prior to the audio recording, I expected this to be an entertaining listen. Miriam Margolyes is one of the great interpreters of Dickens and a gifted actor in her own right. I have had the pleasure of listening to many of her previous audiobooks but this This is perfection. From the first to last moment, we are so thoroughly brought into not just the world Dickens but her unique take on the writer as artist and human being. It is impossible to select one . Kevin S Greenwood said Yawns All the Year Round. This is one of the silliest book ever written about Dickens. Most of it is just long passages from his novels followed by opinion. I did learn two names of people in CD's life of whom I was unaware. For that reason I gave it an extra star. One of the authors was promoting this book on TV and actually called CD a Demon! This is a product of pseudo-celebs getting a publishing deal.. "Not very interesting." according to Writer/Reader. It seems this book was published just to make some extra money on performances by the authors. The analysis of the women depicted by Dickens is very shallow. I expected a lot more.
"Absolute magic" Daily Telegraph (tour review) "Margolyes approaches her task with enormous relish. Her love of Dickens is evident from the moment she steps on stage" Guardian (tour review)