The Importance of Being Miriam

In this hilarious, heart-warming and thought-provoking show, internationally renowned actress Miriam Margolyes reflects on the family influences which have shaped her hugely successful career and her love of literary giants including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde. In this captivating performance, also featuring acclaimed pianist John Martin, Miriam inhabits over 20 characters with a dazzling variety of the accents for which she is renowned. From Lady Bracknell and Miss Prism, to Romeo and Juliet’s Nurse and Juliet herself, Miriam also encores her Australian and international triumph of "Gertrude Stein and a Companion". The best of Charles Dickens features in a showcase of wit, power and pathos.