Artistic Director of Théâtre Volière Natasha Wood describes how death ‘snapping at her heels’ propels her on. That and Davie Bowie, of course.
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Charles Dickens’ sheer determination to pull himself out of the abject poverty of his childhood, with little or no help from the adults around him, and to forge a career for himself is pretty incredible in itself. The man just never gave up! When something wasn’t working, he thought of a different way to do it using a different medium or a different angle, but always determined to communicate his ideas and his stories.
What I particularly admire about his work, is that he was able to be inventive and original without ever losing sight of the importance of entertaining people. He could tell a good tale that kept his readers turning the pages, but with plenty of depth to chew on long after the unveiling of the final denouement.
