Live Comedy
Bleak Expectations
Bleak Expectations is the story that Charles Dickens might have written after drinking too much gin. And, crucially, had lived for another 152 years. Two-time winner of the Best Radio Sitcom award and winner of a Sony Award, Bleak Expectations has captivated audiences and critics alike since its 2007 radio debut.
Hold on tight for a chaotic caper through Dickensian London with young Pip Bin: tragic half orphan, hopeless romantic and would-be-hero.
Follow Pip's remarkable adventures with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit as they attempt to escape the scheming clutches of Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the irrepressible Hardthrasher siblings and avert imminentdisaster at every turn. Will evil be vanquished by virtue?
Can love triumph over hate? Well, can it? Immerse yourself in this joyfully anarchiccomedy featuring hideous boarding schools, dastardly plans, devilish disguises, pulse-quickening romances, heart-rending death scenes, and definitely a happy ending.
Credits
| Nicholas Murchie | Sir Philip Bin |
| Dom Hodson | Young Pip Bin |
| Simon Kane | Mr. Gently Benevolent |
| Rose Basista | Pippa Bin |
| J. J. Henry | Harry Biscuit / Mr. Skinflint Parsimonious |
| Caitlin Scott | Poppy Bin / Ripely Fecund |
| Colm Gleeson | Thomas Bin / Bakewell Havertwitch / Broadly Fecund |
| Dan Tetsell | The Hardtrashers |
| Alicia McKenzie | Agnes Bin / Flora Dies-Early |
| Mark Evans | Writer |
| Caroline Leslie | Director |