"we were invited by Mr. and Mrs. Dickens to attend theatrical performances at their house. They were intensely interesting on account of the cast, the staging and the audiences. The most important piece was "The Frozen Deep" in which Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Mark Lemon took parts. You will find rough sketches of the characters in my 1857 sketchbook..."
"Far removed from the many polished images of Dickens in performance, these are the only known immediate 'snapshots' of Dickens in rehearsal, capturing moments of staging, costuming and performing unrecorded elsewhere. This is a window on to one of the enduring passions of Charles Dickens's life - performing. These vivid sketches give us an enticing and intimate glimpse of the productions staged by Dickens and the friends and family within his theatre group. They a"
A rarely seen set of drawings of Charles Dickens rehearsing for plays is on display in London for the first time. The Charles Dickens Museum acquired sketches showing Dickens and members of his theatre company during rehearsals for Mr Nightingale's Diary and The Frozen Deep. Nathaniel Powell, Dickens's neighbour at Tavistock House, made the informal on-the-spot sketches in 1855 and 1857. The drawings remained in family archives until offered for sale earlier this year and were purchased with support from the Art Fund, Arts Council England/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Wilkie Collins Society. One sketch joins the Showtime! exhibition and the remainder will be displayed in Dickens's study until 21 September.
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