Dickensians! discussion

DRAMATIC DICKENS! Programme of events



Here is the thread which details all the exciting events in our Dramatic Dickens! season, which is now set to run all year! Right up to our annual end of year turnover read.

All these reads, and a few more too are on our shelves, but for everyone's convenience it might be nice to have a programme, so you can pick and choose (and hopefully join in them all!) We have some fantastic treats coming up led by excellent hosts 😊

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Grand Opening: 7th - 29th February
The Strange Gentleman - hosted by Connie

1st - 31st March
The Frozen Deep (collaboration with Wilkie Collins) - hosted by Lori

1st - 14th April
The Village Coquettes: An Operatic Burletta In Two Acts - hosted by John

15th April - 15th June
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell (the author with whom Charles Dickens had his most dramatic and final literary split) - hosted by Claudia

16th - 30th June
Is She His Wife? Or, Something Singular, a Comic Burletta - hosted by Kathleen

1st 8th - 31st July
No Thoroughfare (collaboration with Wilkie Collins) - hosted by Lee

1st - 31st August
Extracts (4 essays) from Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples: With Sketches of Young Ladies - intermittent weekly performances hosted by Bridget

1st - 14th September
Mr. Nightingale's Diary: A Farce In One Act - hosted by Sam

Grand Finale: 22nd September - mid December
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens's most theatrical novel) - hosted by Jean

And on to our end of year read of the final Christmas book - hosted by Petra, followed by future events in Spring 2025 hosted by John, Erich and Claudia under wraps for now!

Tickets for the first two events are "sold out" right now, but you can easily see a repeat performance and add an encore by visiting the threads 😊

I'm really excited by all the theatrical Dickensians! events coming up, and hope you are too!😍🎉✨

Jean!!💖 This looks fantastic! I am very excited to see the grand finale choice as well! I’m looking forward to the rest of this theatrical season and hope to purchase tickets for many more performances!!

Great plans. This would make a terrific college course! 📚

😍😂 We have some amazing actors, directors and all-round contributors in our theatre troupe! It promises to be a lot of fun😊

I'm so glad this "programme" is being noticed! It's tricky to get an overall idea from a group's bookshelves.

You've planned a wonderful "Programme of Events," Jean! It's great to learn about this theatrical side of Dickens.

What a fantastic line up for the rest of the year!! Looking forward to Nicholas Nickleby and all the rest.

It's very much a joint effort ... I just coordinate it and am as excited as everyone! 😁

This is a wonderful plan, Jean, and I agree with Lee that these carefully developed plans create something like, and sometimes better than, a college course!

Quite a program ahead. I just downloaded Mary Barton which was already on my kindle. I have read NN so will wait and see as to whether I will join in with that or try something else, such as one of the Master Humphrey connected books. Though a Dickensians NN would likely be different from my prior read.

I’m very much looking forward to rereading NN starting in mid September.

I'm really happy to see the enthusiasm here. And you can still squeeze in our current read of The Village Coquettes: An Operatic Burletta In Two Acts even with just one day to go as it's very short 😊

Remember that this thread is still the best way to get exact dates for the second half of our "Dramatic Dickens!" season. There's a message about our current read in Mrs. Dickens's Parlour too!

I am very much looking forward to the Christmas read and the schedule of events for 2025! Discovering this group was one of my best gifts of 2024. ❤️

That's lovely to hear Kelly, and we so glad you found us too. You add so much to our discussions! 😊