Bleak Expectations

by Mark Evans26th Sept and 29th Sept to 3rd October 2026 (evenings)
27th September 2026 (matinee)BOOKING OPENS: 27th June, 2026Sponsored by Judith Greenwood, a friend of Dewsbury Arts GroupThe story Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin...Follow 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?Mark Evans' stage play Bleak Expectations is a hilarious, chaotic caper, featuring dastardly villains, preposterous names, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely, probably, hopefully a happy ending.This amateur production of "Bleak Expectations" is presented by arrangement with Nick Hern Books.