Simon Callow Stars in DR. MARIGOLD & MR. CHOPS Double Bill, 12/12 - 1/31

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that Simon Callow star in a double bill of two little-seen one-man holiday plays by Charles Dickens: Dr. Marigold and Mr. Chops at Riverside Studios.  The productions will run from December 12 - January 31.

Dickens, wrote the two stories while enjoying the apex of his popularity, had presented the works in readings but have never been produced on a large scale. It has been nearly 150 years since Dr. Marigold has been resurrected on-stage.

Callow has previously portrayed Dickens in The Mystery of Charles Dickens, which ran in both the West End and on Broadway.  

To read the full report in whatsonstage.com, click here.

For a full performance schedule and to purchase tickets, click here or visit www.riversidestudios.co.uk.

Callow made his stage debut in 1973 with The Thrie Estates, Assembly Hall Theatre, Edinburgh. In the early 1970s he joined the Gay Sweatshop theatre company and performed in Martin Sherman's critically acclaimed Passing By. In 1977 he took various parts in the Joint Stock Theatre Company's production of Epsom Downs and in 1979 he starred in Snoo Wilson's The Soul of the White Ant at the Soho Poly.  He has directed opera productions and has additionally authored the book Love Is Where It Falls.  Recently, he starred opposite Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in Beckett's Waiting for Godot at the West End's Theatre Royal Haymarket. Additioanl stage credits include Amadeus, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Holy Terror, Through the Leaves and The Woman in White. Callow has appeared in numerous films including Shakespeare in Love, A Room with a View, Howard's End and Four Weddings and a Funeral.