Here are a few Dickens-related events going on, or coming up, in his home country:
- Simon Callow will perform "Dickens & Me: An Evening with Simon Callow" in Norwich on October 11, the 150th anniversary of Dickens's own first public reading there.The event will raise money for EDP We Care Appeal, which "help[s] elderly, infirm, sick and disabled people in Norfolk by providing financial and practical support to their carers."
- Charles Dickens's England has begun airing on Sky Arts 2. Here's an interview with narrator Sir Derek Jacobi, here's one with writer/producer David Wilkinson, and here's one with director Julian Richards. Poor reviews or not, I expect it's still worth checking out.
- The Museum of Richmond has opened an exhibit called "Richmond on Page and Screen" that features a Dickens letter, excerpts from his novels, and more. Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens's great-great-great granddaughter, will be there on December 1 to give a talk.
- And then, of course, there's the world premiere of A Christmas Carol in London on November 3. The London Paper reports, "This year, the annual Christmas lights at Regent Street will go on at 3 November to coincide with the world premiere of the Disney film of the same name. . . . For the first time, the lights on Oxford Street and Regent Street will be turned on at the same time. The world of Dickens will be brought to life in London with a series of public concerts, special events and a world-record gathering of carol singers." If you're there, enjoy it!
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