Criterion theatre, LondonCaroline Leslie's production sends up the less problematic Victorian foibles with a terrifically spirited barrage of juicy one-liners, blunt anachronisms and pleasing melodrama As a commercial prospect, you can't fault this stage refit of the Dickensian Radio 4 comedy Bleak Expectations. Hit shows cannibalised from the broadcast media (see another recent Watermill theatre hit, Spike) bring fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42PM on May 18, 2023