Arts, London: When Charles Dickens died in 1870 he was in the middle of writing his 15th novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Fans of his work have long since been fascinated by this unfinished thriller, which bursts at the seams with 19th century caricatures and lashings of high drama. Rupert Holmes' musical rendering is a play-within-a-play, with a troupe of music hall entertainers performing a dramatisation of …
SOURCE: The Stage at 06:45AM on May 23, 2012