15/10/11…..Great Expectations at Thame Players Theatre

MYRIAD PRODUCTIONS PRESENT GREAT EXPECTATIONS by Charles Dickens at the Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame, at 7.45pm on Saturday 15th October

Myriad Productions last performed to a packed house at the Players Theatre in Thame with their production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame last October. The company is returning with another adaptation of a classic novel. This time it is the Charles Dickens masterpiece, Great Expectations. This adaptation by Connie Stephens is a faithful interpretation of the book and will be performed right in the middle of Thame?s Art and Literature Festival, which will include an appearance by Claire Tomalin speaking about her latest biography of Charles Dickens.

In this classic story, Pip, has been brought up by hand. Orphaned as a baby, his childhood has been spent at the mercy of his wrathful sister; a situation sweetened only by the presence of her angelic husband, Joe. One day Pip meets the extraordinary Miss Havisham, a wealthy, embittered woman who lives amongst the relics of a wedding day that never happened. Thrust into a world of wealth and deceit, Pip abandons his humble origins and falls helplessly in love with Miss Havisham?s beautiful adopted daughter, Estella. But Estella has been bred for a special, sinister purpose, and his acquaintance with the two women sets him on a course that promises to jeopardise his future character and devastate his great expectations. Packed with intrigue, convicts and other delightful characters, Dickens? masterly ode to youth, hope and the resilience of the human spirit is brought vividly to the stage in this stunning new adaptation.

The performance will be at 7.45pm on Saturday 15th October. Tickets cost