'Used Up!' Prompt Book

Dickens not only acted in Used Up! he also stage managed the entire production, something he relished. He used this promptbook which contains the script with cues for all actors, to which he added his own stage directions and even drawings of the stage layout and props needed.

Charles Dickens's acting copy of Used Up playscript
[lib] 5169 © Charles Dickens Museum

Image taken by Lewis Bush, 2025. This image is provided under Creative Commons License 4.0 until 1 April 2031, made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.