A PERFECT LIKENSSS
by Daniel Rover Singer
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Reclusive writer and photographer Charles Dodgson (also known as Lewis Carroll) invites celebrity author Charles Dickens to his Oxford home to pose for a portrait. Dickens is so intrigued by the whimsical Alice's Adventures in Wonderland that he accepts.
What ensues is a baring of two creative souls, the one private and fastidious, the other boisterous and irreverent. As Dodgson struggles to capture a "perfect likeness" of Dickens, Dickens craftily pries into Dodgson's personal life to get a handle on one of the most curious men he has ever met. The result is a hilarious and revealing conversation between two quirky, fascinating, and completely different men.
A Perfect Likeness by Daniel Rover Singer (Reduced Shakespeare Company) receives its UK Premiere by Conn Artists following on from their hit tours of Silas Marner and The Four Men.
REVIEWS
“a witty and poignant play of lost childhoods and a growing friendship between two great writers.”
(Barrie Jerram - Reviewer for Brighton Argus)
★★★★
"Oozes humour and drama alike"
(Theatre South East)
★★★★
"Ross Muir (Dodgson) and David Stephens (Dickens) are compelling in their roles and execute this two-hander with fluent ease, bringing expertly to life these two great icons of English literature."
(Barry Jones - Richmondshire Today)
CAST
Lewis Carroll....................................................................Ross Muir
Charles Dickens..................................................David Stephens
CREATIVE
Writer..............................................................Daniel Rover Singer
Director..........................................................................Nick Young
Producer...........................................................................Ross Muir
Set & Costume Designer.......................................Laura Kimber
Production Manager /
Lighting Design........................................................Matthew Pike
Graphic Design & Illustration..............................Richard Snaith
Photography & Video..................................Christopher Phillips
3rd July
Connaught Theatre, Worthing
29th - 30th August
Victoria Institute (Arundel Festival)
3rd September
South Mills Arts, Bishop's Stortford
8th - 9th September
Key Theatre, Peterborough
14th September
Swan Theatre, Worcester
15th September
EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge
16th September
Sundial Theatre, Cirencester
17th September
The Georgian Theatre Royal, Richmond
18th September
Middlesborough Theatre
24th September
Pavilions Teignmouth
5th November
The Albany Theatre, Coventry
TOUR DATES - 2021
TOUR DATES - 2022
23rd September
St Bees Village Hall, St Bees, Cumbria
24th September
Kirkgate Arts, The Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth
29th September
Swan Theatre, Worcester
5th October
Theatre Royal Wakefield
6th October
Alnwick Playhouse
8th October
Landmark Theatre, Ilfacombe
9th October
The Acorn, Penzance
11th October
The Little Theatre, Torquay
15th October
Sarah Thorne Theatre, Broadstairs
20th October
Theatre Royal Winchester
25th October
Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
29th October
Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre, Bordon
1st November
Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
5th November
The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant
TOUR DATES - 2023
22nd February
Civic Centre, Rotherham
24th February
Linton Village Hall, Herefordshire
25th February
Market Theatre, Ledbury, Herefordshire
1st March
South Hill Park, Bracknell
3rd March
Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Totton
4th March
Lichfield Garrick (Studio)
16th March
Taunton Brewhouse, Somerset
18th March
The Sinden Theatre, Tenterden, Kent
24th March
Quay Arts, Isle of Wight
29th March
Waterside, Sale
30th March
Stantonbury Theatre, Norwich
31st March
Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich
8th April
The Berry Theatre, Hedge End