GWENT YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE presents Charles Dickens’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS adapted by Nick Ormerod and De clan Donnellan at the Borough Theatre, Abergavenny January 31st / February 1st/2nd 2013 at 7.30pm. Schools’ Matinee January 31st at 1.30pm Tickets: £8.00 (£6.00 concessions) £5.00 Schools’ Matinee Box Office - 01873 850805 Gwent Theatre is supported by Monmouthshire County Council and WEA South Wales Theatre in Education (Gwent) Ltd. Reg. No. 1430 695 Registered Charity No. 510488 A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict forever changes the life of the orphaned Pip. Turning his back on his humble beginnings as a blacksmith’s apprentice, he strives to better himself and become a gentleman, unaware of the hidden dangers that await him. This classic story lays bare a tissue of lies and guilt in Dickens’s least sentimental love story while mustering a cast of unforgettable characters, chief amongst them Miss Havisham, Magwitch and Joe Gargery. ‘The performance is yet another model of how young people in Gwent with talent and enthusiasm can be brought to a pitch of perfection’ Nigel Jarrett – South Wales Argus – A Christmas Carol The Gwent Young People’s Theatre enjoys a reputation for consistently high standards and offers young people opportunities to participate in a wide range of theatrical styles and techniques embracing both performance and technical disciplines under the direction of professional theatre practitioners. The company has won acclaim for recent productions of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Kidz Stwff’. For further information telephone Gwent Theatre - 01873 853167 Email: gwenttheatre@btconnect.com |
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