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For the first time, the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations has been staged in London’s West End and The Music Hall audience will be able to share that historic opening night experience on screen at the Historic Theater Saturday April 13 at 1pm. (Continued below) 

The play was taped for broadcast earlier this year and includes red carpet arrivals and behind-the-scenes footage. This show will be part of the global celebrations surrounding the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth. There will be specialty drinks for the broadcast, as well as boxed lunches, salads, desserts, and more. 

“Be a part of a global birthday party for Charles Dickens as The Music Hall brings Great Expectations to the screen from London’s West End,” says Chris Curtis, Programming Coordinator at The Music Hall.  

Great Expectations (HD Broadcast)
Saturday, April 13, 2013 1pm
Tickets: $22; $15 for students
Although Great Expectations has been adapted for film on two separate occasions, once by David Lean in 1946 and most recently by Mike Newell, it has never been produced for The West End or Broadway, widely believed to be too difficult to translate to stage. However, this Jo Clifford adaptation, directed by Graham McLaren, has been universally acclaimed as a triumph on its sellout tour.  

Tickets

Tickets are on sale now; $22; $15 for students. Tickets can be purchased at The Music Hall box office in the Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at (603)-436-2400, or on our website www.themusichall.org