And now, for no discernible reason, BBC One viewers are being treated to a new adaptation of the novel, this time scripted by Peaky Blinders supremo Steven Knight. Everyone, from Alec Guinness and Joan Hickson to Robert de Niro and Ralph Fiennes, has been sucked into the Dickens industrial complex. That’s Pip upon Pip, Magwitch upon Magwitch, Miss Havisham upon Miss Havisham. Gordon Griffin, this production promises to be a magical stage adventure celebrating the world-famous author Charles Dickens.ĭuration: approx.Since the invention of the moving image – an event that happened just a few decades after the death of Charles Dickens – there have been at least 18 prominent adaptations of Great Expectations. With imagination and great attention to detail, involving an innovative set, lighting, and sound design along with narration by London-based “king of audiobooks”, Mr. This production is the premiere of a promising new stage adaptation of the novel, by director Paul Glaser, specifically developed for The English Theatre of Hamburg. In this unforgettable adventure, set in England in the 1800s, not only the story itself but also the wonderful language of the great author keeps us spellbound from beginning to end. Magwitch, as well as his best friend Herbert, and of course, Miss Havisham and her ward Estella.
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Along the way, we meet the wonderful characters in his life, such as blacksmith Joe who is married to Pip’s older sister (who raised him ´by hand´), his uncle Mr. A gripping story of the young Pip’s journey through the change in his prospects from life as a blacksmith to one of a gentleman. GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens is one of his most beloved books and is considered one of the world’s great literary classics.
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