# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 'What the Dickens' - An Open Air Festival: A Momentum Group Event
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Step into a world of great stories and glorious music at ‘What the Dickens’

An open-air twilight festival celebrating the unforgettable works of Charles Dickens.

As dusk falls, enjoy live theatre inspired by Great Expectations, evocative readings from Dickens’ most loved novels, against a stirring musical backdrop from David Grierson’s Phoenix Café Orchestra, evoking the charm and elegance of a bygone age.

Location:
Milland House
53, Breach Lane
Shaftesbury
SP7 8LF

Setting:
Open-air performances in the gardens of a country house

Food & Drink:
Ticket includes pie and mash (Vegetarian option available, please email Diana Banham at dianabanham61@gmail.com to request)

Pay bar on site

Important Information:
Please note, there is no on-site parking, but nearby road parking is available in the surrounding roads of St James and Enmore Green.

As this is an outdoor event, it is weather dependent and will only proceed if conditions allow for a safe and enjoyable evening. Should postponement be necessary, ample notice will be given and all ticket purchases will be fully refunded.

Guests are encouraged to bring folding chairs, and those who wish to dress in period costume are warmly invited to do so.

Join us for an evening of timeless storytelling and beautiful music, set within the enchanting gardens of Milland House
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/shaftesbury/what-the-dickens-an-open-air-festival-a-momentum-group-event/200029685305308
- **Event Categories**: Festivals, Music, Art, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029685305308?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=shaftesbury-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Shaftesbury
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Milland House 53, Breach Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8LF
- **lat**: 51.00204
- **long**: -2.20558
- **full address**: Milland House 53, Breach Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8LF, 53 Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LF, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Shaftesbury Arts Centre - Momentum Group (https://allevents.in/org/shaftesbury-arts-centre-momentum-group/27227359)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 20 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Milland House 53, Breach Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8LF, 53 Breach Lane, Shaftesbury, SP7 8LF, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shaftesbury Arts Centre - Momentum Group
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Festivals, Music, Art, Theatre, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 'What the Dickens' - An Open Air Festival: A Momentum Group Event ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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