Great Expectations
Americannoun
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"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
Doing a one woman show of "Great Expectations," that was the chance to play all those characters.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2023
Great Expectations costume designer Verity Hawkes told the actress she did not view Miss Havisham as "dusty" but rather "rotting from the inside".
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
Within a week, Matilda had finished Great Expectations which in that edition contained four hundred and eleven pages.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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