{"product_id":"bleak-expectations-west-end-edition-paperback-2","title":"Bleak Expectations (West End Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow half-orphan Pip's extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit, as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn! Will evil be vanquished by virtue? Can love triumph over hate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Evans' stage play \u003cem\u003eBleak Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, the play opened at The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in 2022, directed by Caroline Leslie. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in 2023, where it featured a medley of many well-known actors and comedians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers rich opportunities to amateur theater companies looking for a gloriously daft Dickensian romp which will have their audiences joyfully transported and begging for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comedy writer, director and actor. He has written widely for television comedy shows including \u003cem\u003eThe Jack Docherty Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThat Mitchell and Webb Look\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnt \u0026amp; Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePopetown\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Late Edition\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe wrote and acted in the popular BBC Radio 4 comedy series\u003cem\u003e Bleak Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e, which ran from 2007 to 2012. It was adapted into a four-episode BBC TV series, \u003cem\u003eThe Bleak Old Shop of Stuff\u003c\/em\u003e, premiered in 2011. His novel, \u003cem\u003eBleak Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e, based on the radio series, was published in 2012, and a stage adaptation was premiered in 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47448633606365,"sku":"9781839042447","price":41.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/8_w4Etztve9781839042447_db9ca81e-f4e3-4078-aab8-8816698f64dd.webp?v=1771520573","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bleak-expectations-west-end-edition-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}