{"product_id":"bleak-expectations-west-end-edition-9781839042447","title":"Bleak Expectations (West End edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Evans' stage play \u003cem\u003eBleak Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, the play opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2022, directed by Caroline Leslie. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in 2023, where it featured a medley of many well-known actors and comedians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers rich opportunities to amateur theater companies looking for a gloriously daft Dickensian romp which will have their audiences joyfully transported and begging for more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Evans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48294765101307,"sku":"9781839042447","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781839042447.jpg?v=1772487362","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/bleak-expectations-west-end-edition-9781839042447","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}