Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens

Name: Great Expectations
Brand: Charles Dickens
SKU: 9780573017780
Rating: 3.8 (797904 reviews)

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Highlights

Large Cast

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Male

120 minsReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Interior SetAdaptation

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the clever adaptation of the play, highlighting its ability to effectively convey the story. Many find it a great value, particularly noting how well it translates to a small stage setting.

Clever storytelling techniquesGreat value for a small stageNo significant criticisms noted

Synopsis

Pip, a country boy who is apprenticed to become a blacksmith, is summoned to the home of an eccentric spinster to be a playmate for her young ward, Estella.

Pip soon falls for her but she treats him with cold indifference.

Consequently he longs to be turned into a gentleman.

The surprise ending is warm and delightfully satisfying.

Dickens' sly humor is very affecting on stage.

Press Reviews

"A rich and theatrically vivid re-telling of the famous classic which, with the simplest of means, captures the full flavor and style of Dickens' immortal novel. “…a joy and a wonder; a compelling story told with richly inventive, involving theatricality.” —Seattle Times. ”It's a wonderful evening of classic entertainment suggested for ages six through adult."
— Seattle Journal-American