He wanted to be an actor, his novels are full of theatre folk, and he performed readings of his books to rapt audiences. Did you know that Charles Dickens was obsessed with drama?Charles Dickens is 200 years old this week (did you notice?). His reputation as a novelist is, of course, immense " and endlessly dissected at the moment. What fewer people know about is Dickens's obsession with drama. He was an avid theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:53AM on February 8, 2012