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On the Main Stage: A daft Dickensian caper! Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans

18th - 22nd Nov 2025

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Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50


Description

Join Sir Philip Bin as he recounts the tale of his youth – how he was sent to boarding school after his father was killed by penguins while on imperial business, then fled to London to make his fortune.

Young Pip’s extraordinary adventures see him dodging dastardly villains, indulging in pulse-quickening romances, and deflecting disaster at every turn!

Based on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, this chaotic caper is overflowing with hilarious one-liners, daft comedy and ridiculous melodrama.

It’s the story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin …!

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This amateur production of “Bleak Expectations” is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books

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BOOKING INFORMATION:

CONCESSION PRICE applies to customers who are aged 18 and under, aged 65+, students, or unwaged. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. If you cannot attend on the date booked, we can transfer the booking to another day (subject to availability) or provide a credit note (if given 24hrs+ notice).

BOOK FOR A PARTY OF 10+ for the same date and receive 10% discount. All 10+ seats must be booked at the same time as the discount cannot be applied retrospectively. 

Please note the position of the STAGE on the seating plan. Row A is the front, Row U is the rear. The seating is raked (seats are on an upwards slope away from the stage), so we recommend anyone with mobility issues books nearer the front if possible.

The Row marked 'W' at the front marks the spaces assigned for audience members who use wheelchairs. For access information, click HERE

This play is part of our SEASON PASS offer (5 Main Stage plays for the price of 4). More info

RUNNING TIME: TBC

For all of our Booking Terms and FAQs, click HERE 

If you have any access requirements or experience any problems booking online, please give the Box Office a ring and we will be happy to assist you. 

“My life has been an endless procession of trials, setbacks, and conveniently spaced cliffhanger endings.”

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  • Tuesday 18th November 2025 7.30pm Book
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on Tuesday 18th November 2025 07:30pm

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  • W5
  • A1
  • B14
  • B2
  • C24
  • C1
  • D27
  • D1
  • E27
  • E1
  • F28
  • F1
  • G30
  • G1
  • H31
  • H1
  • J31
  • J1
  • K32
  • K1
  • L32
  • L1
  • M26
  • M1
  • N28
  • N1
  • P28
  • P1
  • Q30
  • Q1
  • R30
  • R1
  • S32
  • S1
  • T32
  • T1
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  • C1
  • D27
  • D1
  • E27
  • E1
  • F28
  • F1
  • G30
  • G1
  • H31
  • H1
  • J31
  • J1
  • K32
  • K1
  • L32
  • L1
  • M26
  • M1
  • N28
  • N1
  • P28
  • P1
  • Q30
  • Q1
  • R30
  • R1
  • S32
  • S1
  • T32
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  • B14
  • B2
  • C24
  • C1
  • D27
  • D1
  • E27
  • E1
  • F28
  • F1
  • G30
  • G1
  • H31
  • H1
  • J31
  • J1
  • K32
  • K1
  • L32
  • L1
  • M26
  • M1
  • N28
  • N1
  • P28
  • P1
  • Q30
  • Q1
  • R30
  • R1
  • S32
  • S1
  • T32
  • T1
  • U33
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  • A1
  • B14
  • B2
  • C24
  • C1
  • D27
  • D1
  • E27
  • E1
  • F28
  • F1
  • G30
  • G1
  • H31
  • H1
  • J31
  • J1
  • K32
  • K1
  • L32
  • L1
  • M26
  • M1
  • N28
  • N1
  • P28
  • P1
  • Q30
  • Q1
  • R30
  • R1
  • S32
  • S1
  • T32
  • T1
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on Saturday 22nd November 2025 07:30pm

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  • A1
  • B14
  • B2
  • C24
  • C1
  • D27
  • D1
  • E27
  • E1
  • F28
  • F1
  • G30
  • G1
  • H31
  • H1
  • J31
  • J1
  • K32
  • K1
  • L32
  • L1
  • M26
  • M1
  • N28
  • N1
  • P28
  • P1
  • Q30
  • Q1
  • R30
  • R1
  • S32
  • S1
  • T32
  • T1
  • U33
  • U1

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