Othello/Lenny Henry

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

Considering that Dickens was "socially conscious" and indeed criticised for writing about the lives and living conditions of the English underclass of that era ( and also for his views on the treatment of the American negro in his book American Tales) I'm surprised there is no mention of any ethnic minority in any of his books (Fagin being the exception) , maybe racism as we know it today didn't exist in Victorian England

I can't speak for Dickens (not without my native American spirit guide, and it's her night off), but it is interesting that some hundred years later Lionel Bart wrote the musical Oliver, with a hard knocked life, young black woman in mind.

'Diamonds are Forever...honest Fagin, they are.'

'Tell 'im Bill.'

[steeljack]

Originally Posted by garinda

I can't speak for Dickens (not without my native American spirit guide, and it's her night off), but it is interesting that some hundred years later Lionel Bart wrote the musical Oliver, with a hard knocked life, young black woman in mind.

'Diamonds are Forever...honest Fagin, they are.'

'Tell 'im Bill.'

well he would , he was a double minority , and considering the cultural links between the two races its not really surprising

[garinda]

Originally Posted by steeljack

well he would , he was a double minority

Yes, short and bald.

Poor sod.

[lindsay ormerod]

Sounds like Lenny did more than ok, good reviews all round in the press!