Bright Club Dublin - February 21st 2023
Bright Club Dublin - February 21st 2023
Tue, Feb 21, 19:30
Whelan's • Dublin 2
€5
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Dickens in Dublin
A one-man theatre show written and performed by Laurence Foster
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Ballyroan Library Orchardstown Avenue Rathfarnham D14 VY33 Dublin Ireland
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About this event
Charles Dickens was born on February 7th 1812 in a shabby suburb of Portsmouth. Shortly afterwards the family moved to London. Literally self-taught, at the age of 19, Charles became a reporter, recording the parliamentary speeches of Daniel O’Connell, the Irish Liberator, retaining a lifelong mutual admiration.
He also became a devotee of the works of Thomas Moore. In August 1858, the first of three lengthy visits to Dublin, he was hailed with delight everywhere he went. He found it difficult to make his way from Morrison’s Hotel (Nassau St.) through the crowds who were queuing to see his performance in the Rotunda Concert Room. Dickens in Dublin is a recreation of that dramatic evening in Ireland’s capital city.
Adult only event.