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Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate introduces him to the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham and Estella, showing him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.

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Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK Photo Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK
by Nicole Rosky - June 01, 2021

Beckman Unicorn was the first commercial theatre producer to create a new Toy Theatre for its London West End première production of Great Expectations creating new illustrations to reinvent a 21st Century version of a classic and beloved toy product which has entertained children and adults alike f...


Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK Photo Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK
by Nicole Rosky - June 01, 2021

Beckman Unicorn was the first commercial theatre producer to create a new Toy Theatre for its London West End première production of Great Expectations creating new illustrations to reinvent a 21st Century version of a classic and beloved toy product which has entertained children and adults alike f...


GREAT EXPECTATIONS Starring Eddie Izzard Begins Performances Tonight Photo GREAT EXPECTATIONS Starring Eddie Izzard Begins Performances Tonight
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2022

Performances begin tonight for Eddie Izzard in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, in which she will portray 19 characters in a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater....


MTI Will Make Licensing Rights Available for ESTELLA SCROOGE Photo MTI Will Make Licensing Rights Available for ESTELLA SCROOGE
by Nicole Rosky - November 03, 2021

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has just announced the acquisition of licensing rights for Estella Scrooge (A Christmas Carol with a Twist)....


ESTELLA SCROOGE Is Now Available for Licensing through MTI Photo ESTELLA SCROOGE Is Now Available for Licensing through MTI
by Nicole Rosky - May 05, 2022

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) has just announced that the musical Estella Scrooge (A Christmas Carol with a Twist) is now available for licensing....


PRIVATE PEACEFUL Makes Its Epic Entrance To The Belgrade's Main Stage This May Photo PRIVATE PEACEFUL Makes Its Epic Entrance To The Belgrade's Main Stage This May
by A.A. Cristi - April 12, 2022

The Belgrade Theatre will play host to a brand new stage adaptation of Private Peaceful, coming to its Main Stage from Tues 17 – Sat 21 May. The ensemble retelling of Michael Morpurgo's acclaimed novel is adapted for the stage by Simon Reade....


Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK Photo Beckman Unicorn's GREAT EXPECTATIONS TOY THEATRE Now Available on Amazon UK
by Nicole Rosky - June 01, 2021

Beckman Unicorn was the first commercial theatre producer to create a new Toy Theatre for its London West End première production of Great Expectations creating new illustrations to reinvent a 21st Century version of a classic and beloved toy product which has entertained children and adults alike f...


San Jose Stage Company Reschedules STRANGE COURTESIES for Spring 2023 Photo San Jose Stage Company Reschedules STRANGE COURTESIES for Spring 2023
by Nicole Rosky - December 30, 2021

In light of the circumstances presented by the new Covid variant (Omicron), San Jose Stage Company (Randall King, Artistic Director and Cathleen King, Executive Director) is rescheduling the upcoming World Premiere production of STRANGE COURTESIES by L. Peter Callender to take place during the 2022-...


Cast Set For Andy Arnold's Last Tron Theatre Company Show, NAE EXPECTATIONS Photo Cast Set For Andy Arnold's Last Tron Theatre Company Show, NAE EXPECTATIONS
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2023

The full cast and creative team has been revealed for Andy Arnold's last production for Tron Theatre Company, as he steps down from his role as Artistic Director after directing forty shows during his sixteen year tenure with the organisation. ...


Materials for the Arts Presents A KALEIDOSCOPE OF LINES/FORMS/PATTERNS Exhibition Photo Materials for the Arts Presents A KALEIDOSCOPE OF LINES/FORMS/PATTERNS Exhibition
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023

Materials for the Arts (MFTA), a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, is pleased to present A Kaleidescope of Lines/ Forms/ Patterns, a solo exhibition of multi-media works by artist Sui Park, on view now through June 6, 2023 in the Materials for the Arts Gallery, located within the MF...


Olivia Colman to Lead Steven Knight's Adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS for FX & BBC Photo Olivia Colman to Lead Steven Knight's Adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS for FX & BBC
by Michael Major - February 17, 2022

The stellar cast will feature Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham and Fionn Whitehead as Pip, alongside Ashley Thomas, Johnny Harris, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle and Matt Berry....


Rotherhithe Playhouse Offers Free Tickets To GREAT EXPECTATIONS To Those Accessing Fo Photo Rotherhithe Playhouse Offers Free Tickets To GREAT EXPECTATIONS To Those Accessing Food Banks Or Subsidised School Meals
by Stephi Wild - September 02, 2021

A new production of 'Great Expectations' by Charles Dickens, adapted and directed by Phil Willmott ,will be the next production at Rotherhithe Playhouse, with a pay what you can ticket pricing and free tickets for families accessing food banks....


60 MILES BY ROAD OR RAIL Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate in September Photo 60 MILES BY ROAD OR RAIL Will Be Performed at Royal & Derngate in September
by Stephi Wild - July 27, 2021

The company of performers consists of Subika Anwar-Khan (Sophia, Arcola Theatre; Hear Me Now, Theatre503; Julie, National Theatre), Helen Crevel (Seedling, Carbon Theatre; Pippi Longstocking, Royal & Derngate; Loop, Theatre in Black), Jo Blake (Blodeuwudd Untold, Edinburgh Fringe) Dan McGarry (Danny...


'Great Expectations' - West End Première Now Available on VOD Photo 'Great Expectations' - West End Première Now Available on VOD
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021

Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter, Estella, cruelly breaks Pip’s heart – can he win her heart with his new-found wealth? But who is his mysterious benefactor? Featuring some of the most famous characters in literature including the manipulative lawyer Jaggers, the terrifying convict Magwitch and a ca...


Video: Watch THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA Season 15 Trailer Photo Video: Watch THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA Season 15 Trailer
by Michael Major - March 30, 2023

The fabulous ladies of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” are trying their best to get to a healing space in the season 15 video trailer. The new season features Kandi Burruss, Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora, and Sheree Whitfield, plus Courtney Rhodes, Monyetta Shaw, Cyn...


Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA to Present Free Gheens Great Expectations Concert T Photo Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA to Present Free Gheens Great Expectations Concert This Week
by Stephi Wild - February 01, 2022

Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA will present Gheens Great Expectations Concert featuring a side-by-side performance by The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Louisville Youth Orchestra Music Director Doug Elmore, conductor Nicholas Finch and featuring soloist Ani...


Casting Announced For PRIVATE PEACEFUL at Nottingham Playhouse and UK Tour Photo Casting Announced For PRIVATE PEACEFUL at Nottingham Playhouse and UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2022

Today Nottingham Playhouse announces the full cast of Simon Reade's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's award winning First World War novel Private Peaceful....


Eddie Izzard To Bring Solo GREAT EXPECTATIONS To Morgan Library Celebrate Shared Birt Photo Eddie Izzard To Bring Solo GREAT EXPECTATIONS To Morgan Library Celebrate Shared Birthday With Charles Dickens
by A.A. Cristi - January 26, 2023

On February 7th, 2023, Eddie Izzard will perform Charles Dickens' Great Expectations at The Morgan Library and Museum (225 Madison Ave. at 37th St.) at a special 10 PM performance with proceeds going to Covenant House and The Morgan....


Dialect Coach Joan Washington Dies at 74
by Stephi Wild - September 17, 2021

Washington was born on December 21, 1949 in Aberdeen, Scotland as Joan Geddie. She was a voice and dialect coach for numerous TV and film projects beginning in 1983. She is known for her work on The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Crimson Peak (2015) and Red Sparrow (2018). She was married to...


Eddie Izzard to Bring CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Greenwich House Theater Photo Eddie Izzard to Bring CHARLES DICKENS' GREAT EXPECTATIONS to Greenwich House Theater in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2022

Eddie Izzard will return to the New York stage this December for six weeks only playing 21 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption for six weeks only at The Greenwich House Theater....


Review: ESTELLA, Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells Photo Review: ESTELLA, Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
by Gary Naylor - July 17, 2022

Charles Dickens' novels are filled to the brim with characters who capture different elements of the human condition - evil and good and, crucially, plenty in-between. Perhaps the most fascinating of them all - at least she was to me when first I read Great Expectations in my mid-20s - is Estella, P...


Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Garrick Theatre Photo Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS, Garrick Theatre
by Gary Naylor - May 27, 2023

Eddie Izzard's Broadway smash comes to the West End to capture the hearts and minds of a new audience...


Review Roundup: Eddie Izzard Stars In Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS Photo Review Roundup: Eddie Izzard Stars In Charles Dickens' GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by A.A. Cristi - December 15, 2022

Eddie Izzard stars in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations at The Greenwich House Theater. Read the reviews!...


GREAT EXPECTATIONS, TITANIQUE & More Lead Top Off-Broadway Shows for January 2023 Photo GREAT EXPECTATIONS, TITANIQUE & More Lead Top Off-Broadway Shows for January 2023
by Team BWW - January 06, 2023

Coming up off-Broadway this January is a Broadway-bound classic, a world premiere musical, and so much more!...


Eddie Izzard Will Bring GREAT EXPECTATIONS to the West End For a Limited Run Photo Eddie Izzard Will Bring GREAT EXPECTATIONS to the West End For a Limited Run
by Stephi Wild - March 10, 2023

Following a sold-out New York run, Eddie Izzard returns to the West End stage for six weeks only playing 19 characters in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a classic tale of convicts, mystery, friendship, rivalry, unrequited love, revenge, and redemption....






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