Great Expectations, Bristol Old Vic
Neil Bartlett, as he has demonstrated in his earlier Dickens adaptations of "Oliver Twist" and "A Christmas Carol", knows how to make gripping theatre out of a complex work of fiction. His "Great Expectations" rattles through the twists and turns of Pip's coming of age with a pace that rarely lets up, so much so at times, that there is perhaps not enough space for reflection or for the emotional complexity of Dickens…
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