Portsmouth is Simon Callow’s first choice
PROUD Simon Callow marked Dickens birthday in Portsmouth
CRITICALLY acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow turned down an invitation to Westminster Abbey – to commemorate Charles Dickens’ anniversary in the city of the author’s birth.
After visiting the legendary writer’s birthplace in Old Commercial Road and joining in celebrations at the New Theatre Royal, Mr Callow said: ‘I’m terribly happy to be here.
‘I was invited to go to Westminster Abbey and the Mansion House but I’m much happier to be here.
‘Charles Dickens didn’t particularly want to be (buried) in Westminster Abbey.
‘I think he would have loved to be with the children and people who loved him. It’s lovely how so many people in Portsmouth are so proud of him.’
He added: ‘Even though Dickens was just here in Portsmouth for three years, the Navy and the sea made a big difference in forming his character.’
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mans527
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 08:11 AMWell done Simon. The event at Westminster should have been led by a selection of talented young British schoolchildren who show promise as writers, instead of by two irrelevant aristocrats.
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