Get ready for a Bleaking unforgettable night of laugh-out-loud comedy action at London’s Criterion Theatre with BLEAK EXPECTATIONS.
This Spring, see the cream of British comedy and acting talent take on the career defining role of The Narrator, in the riotous new comedy classic – BLEAK EXPECTATIONS.
Based on the award-winning radio series by Mark Evans, BLEAK EXPECTATIONS takes you on a joyfully anarchic journey through Dickensian London and beyond. Follow the heroic misadventures of young Pip Bin as he battles mistaken identities, contemptible conspiracies and surreal plot twists in his quest to save his family and find true love..
A SPECIAL GUEST STAR NARRATOR EACH WEEK!
MAY: Nina Wadia, Dermot O’Leary, Sally Phillips, Robert Lindsay, Sue Perkins
JUNE: Julian Clary, Adjoa Andoh, Craig Ferguson, Lee Mack
JULY: Stephen Mangan, Hugh Dennis, Tom Allen, Jack Dee
AUGUST: Alexander Armstrong, Stephen Fry
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Bleak Expectations is the riotous story that Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin. Follow Pip’s extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy plus 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? Escape with this joyfully anarchic comedy featuring barbarous boarding schools, contemptible conspiracies, roaring romances, devilish disguises, and definitely, probably, hopefully, a happy ending!
Tickets available for performances from Wednesday 3rd May to Sunday 13th August 2023.
2 hour 15 minutes, incl interval.
Creatives: Mark Evans (Writer), Caroline Leslie (Director), Katie Lias (Designer), Andrew Exeter (Lighting Designer), Ella Wahlström (Sound Designer)
Cast:
Age Guidance: Recommended for ages 10+. This performance uses prop guns and contains loud noises, haze and at points flashes of light.
'A wickedly inventive parody of Victorian melodrama'
'Zings with intelligence & imagination'
'English eccentricity at its madcap best'
'Strong whiffs of 'Blackadder' and 'Python' are in the air'
'Cheek-achingly funny!'
'Lovingly ludricrous'
