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Events

David Copperfield	7th – 11th February	Kings Theatre	One-Off Productions performances of David Copperfield Week-long run will be supported by an exhibition
‘Inspired by Dickens’ Exhibition	9th – 19th February	Kings Theatre	Come and see how Park Community School pupils have been inspired to create visual art and creating writing for a modern audience.
Portsmouth Reads Dickens	11th February – 7th April	Various locations, Portsmouth	Shared reading experience, in conjunction with Vintage Classics. Free copies of Oliver Twist made available.
Dickens Stories Tour	11th February, 12pm	Kings Theatre	A walk around the theatre back in time covering numerous aspects of Charles Dickens life
‘Celebrating Dickens’ by Professor Heard’s Magic Lantern Show	11th February, 2pm.	Central Library, Portsmouth	A special magic lantern show to commemorate the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth, featuring colourful tales of Victorian life in Dickens’ day, comical moving slides of popular entertainments and the rarely seen tale of the famous Dickens story “The Goblins who stole a Sexton” with amazing Victorian special effects. Free entry.
Dickens Fellowship Tea	14th February	TBC, Portsmouth	The annual Dickens Fellowship tea to celebrate his birthday

A complete listing of events at all museums may be found at www.portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Details are correct at time of upload. Every effort will be made to keep this site up-to-date but Portsmouth City Council reserves the right to make changes to the programme in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

Photo of Charles Dickens Reading Room