Margolyes & Dickens: The Best Bits

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Theatre (comedy)

  • Venue 150
    Pleasance at EICC - Pentland
  • 16:00
  • Aug 15
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Suitability: 14+ (Guideline)
  • Country: United Kingdom - England
  • Group: FANE
  • Warnings and additional info: This show contains strong language and frank discussion of sexual content.
  • Accessibility:
    Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
    May not apply to all performances. You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below.
  • Babes in arms policy: Babies do not require a ticket
  • Policy applies to: Children under 2 years

Description

Unstoppable 82-year-old Miriam Margolyes returns to the Fringe with her new show. Combining her infectious passion for Charles Dickens with her phenomenal versatility, Miriam brings to life the most colourful and iconic characters from his timeless novels. She then opens the floor to your unexpurgated burning questions, sharing the stories and life lessons that have made her a bestseller and undisputed queen of the chat show. Ask her anything: she'll tell the truth. Guaranteed to offend and delight!

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General venue access

  • Audio enhancement system
    Wheelchair Accessible Toilets
  • Accessible entry: Lift from foyer to third floor. Level access from there to auditorium. There are 6 steps into Pentland but a level access route is also available . Lift max. weight 2500kg

    • Wheelchair access type: Building Lift

  • Stairs: Information not supplied

Each venue can contain several space with different accessibly information. Visit the venue page for full venue accessibility info

How and when to make an access booking

Our access tickets service is available to anyone who:

  • Would like to book specific accessibility services, e.g. a hearing loop, audio description headsets, captioning units, seating in relation to the location of the BSL interpreter
  • Requires extra assistance when at a venue
  • Has specific seating requirements
  • Is a wheelchair user
  • Requires a complimentary personal assistant ticket to attend a performance

Thomas Peaple 45 days ago

It’s often understood you don’t post a review if you can’t be positive. So I can’t go further with this review it was my least favourite of all the shows I saw ( out of more than 40)

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Ellie Ball 48 days ago

I left this show with even more respect for Miriam Margolyes as an actor. The way she embodied such a broad variety of characters was astonishing. She is a thoroughly likeable and entertaining presence onstage and I could easily have watched her for longer. Personally, I'd have preferred more of the Dickens part and less of the Q&A part, but I appreciate that lots of people love her for her funny stories (which were predictably hilarious!)

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Thomas Mowe 51 days ago

Absolute filth. Five stars.

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Julie Phillips 52 days ago

Expected to have a great time and wasn’t disappointed. What a wonderful show. Long may she continue to perform her frank, thoughtful and outrageous shows. Love her.

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Margaret Struthers 54 days ago

Miriam’s characterisation is fabulous and her passion for Dickens is infectious. She’s a great talent.

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Helga Codona 55 days ago

My love of Dickens and my love of Miriam intertwined in this most magical and heartwarming way. What an amazing, thought provoking, wonderful lady who is so humble and unaware of just how marvellous and how much of a treasure she is to us all.

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Michael Stone 56 days ago

A brave, magnificent national treasure. It is a privilege to have seen her.

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Mimramcam 56 days ago

What’s not to like about Miriam …talented, funny, spontaneous, a national treasure .

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Ashley 56 days ago

Miriam's knowledge and passion for Dickens is just as entertaining and joy giving as her brilliant performances and characterisation!

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Emma Williams 60 days ago

Miriam for president. Love her!

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The Scotsman (4/5 stars) 51 days ago

All beautifully enacted, reminding the huge audience of Margolyes’ still-impressive vocal powers as an actor, as she created casts of characters before us ... her ongoing passion and mental vitality are an inspiration.

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Scottish Field (4/5 stars) 52 days ago

Despite being a solo performance, this enthralling show truly felt like we were seeing a full cast of Dickens characters.

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One4Review (5/5 stars) 52 days ago

It was clear to me that Miriam takes great interest in people.

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North West End UK (5/5 stars) 55 days ago

She had the crowd in the palm of her hand right from the get-go.

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The Stage (4/5 stars) 56 days ago

A delightful sit-down with riotous national treasure Miriam Margolyes

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Neurodiverse Review (4/5 stars) 56 days ago

Margolyes evokes Fagin, Scrooge, Mr Bumble and Miss Haversham with such full-throated embodiment, it’s a glorious tour-de-force.

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Broadway Baby (5/5 stars) 56 days ago

Everyone deserves the joy of seeing Margolyes on stage. A pillar of British theatre and character work, at the age of eighty-three her light shines as brightly as ever.

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FringeReview 56 days ago

Miriam Margolyes enacts and reads characters from Charles Dickens in portrayals that are fruity, intense and salt of the earth. Margolyes relishes becoming every character, she is a natural storyteller and her stories peppered in between the monologues are interesting by themselves. The stage and audience is large but it seems like she is speaking directly to you.

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Edinburgh Reviews (5/5 stars) 58 days ago

An outstanding show from one of the most beloved and treasured actors in the business, Margolyes & Dickens was a delight from start to finish. Don’t miss it.

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