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Great Expectations is one of Dickens’s best-loved novels and, say some critics, his greatest. Covering the story of one man’s life—with many autobiographical elements—it tackles big question of identity while mustering a cast of unforgettable characters, chief amongst them Miss Havisham and Joe Gargery.
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Charles Dickens is one of the greatest and most widely read of novelists writing in English. "Great Expectations" is only one of some fifteen novels, all of whose titles are common currency and all of which have been repeatedly dramatized for stage, screen and radio. British theatre director Declan Donnellan is the first Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company Academy and is best known for his work with Cheek by Jowl (including their acclaimed all-male As You Like It) and on Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul. As Associate Director of the National Theatre his productions included Fuenteovejuna, Sweeney Todd and Angels in America.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.Whilst at his parents' graveside, Pip is accosted by Magwitch, a convict escaped from one of the prison ships. Terrified, he is forced to help the man to get away. An unexpected invitation to the house of rich old Miss Havisham forces him into the path of her beautiful, cruel niece Estella and their strange, ruthless games. After an anonymous benefactor grants him a small fortune, Pip turns his back on his humble life as a blacksmith's apprentice he moves to London to become a gentleman in the hopes of winning Estella. But he has no idea of the dangers that await him there, or from where his salvation will come.This adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, by Nick Ormerod and Declan Donnellan, was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, in 2005.'Expectations fulfilled . a show that is by turns frightening, funny and deeply affecting' Daily Telegraph'A wonderfully involving and eloquent adaptation . a fine example of fast, fluent ensemble story-telling . tremendous' Independent'Bursting with snappy humour. Donnellan's adaptation beautifully conveys the world as seen by a child' Sunday Telegraph One of Dickens' best-loved novels and some critics say, his greatest. Covering the story of one mans life with many autobiographical elements it tackles big questions of identity while mustering a cast of unforgettable characters, chief amongst them Miss Havisham and Joe Gargery. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781854598905
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