#104 ARTSNATIONAL Gold Coast
May 2025 Lecture and Morning Tea
'Charles Dickens - Man of the Theatre'
Discover Charles Dickens’ core in this entertaining talk. Making his debut at age 7 reciting a poem sitting on a pub table, Charles Dickens developed a passion for the theatre. As a young man, he attended the theatre every night for three years; he created over 2000 dramatic characters and produced, directed, and starred in lavish productions in his home. Late in life, Dickens embarked on thrilling reading tours making audiences cry with laughter at Mr Pickwick’s misadventures, and recoil in horror at Nancy’s brutal death in Oliver Twist. Ultimately this addiction to his audience contributed to his early death at 58.
Simon Whitehouse is a (recovering) actor, presenter, Alexander Technique and voice teacher, and award-winning London Blue Badge guide. He has worked as a guide in-house at Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal Opera House, the BBC and the National Gallery guiding both public and private tours. He is on the faculty of Ithaca College and lectures for the Blue Badge Guide training course on the performing arts and English literature. Simon’s specialisms and passions are theatre, literature, fashion, and art history but whatever the subject, Simon will weave a wonderful story from it.
"Charles Dickens - Man of the Theatre".
Our Speaker from The Arts Society (UK) is Simon Whitehouse.
Location
The Lakeside Room, HOTA
135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise Qld 4217
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#104 ArtsNational Gold Coast Lecture - Sat 10 May 2025
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