Great Expectations
Americannoun
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Doing a one woman show of "Great Expectations," that was the chance to play all those characters.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023
"Great Expectations," the show that I've been doing most recently in New York and London, to very good reviews, I must say.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023
"It's terrible what happens to Miss Havisham," the Oscar-winning actress says of her character in the new BBC adaptation of Great Expectations.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023
Olivia Colman speaks to the BBC about playing a Dickens villain - and why she thinks Great Expectations is still relevant for modern Britain.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023
She also left books on the bedside table: Vanity Fair by Thackeray and Great Expectations by Dickens, plus The Insider’s Guide to Martha’s Vineyard.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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