Graham McLaren's West End production of Great Expectations will be released on DVD on Friday 7th February, exactly one year after it was filmed and screened in cinemas across the UK.
Jo Clifford’s gothic adaptation stars Jack Ellis (Jaggers), Chris Ellison (Magwitch), Paula Wilcox (Miss Havisham), Paul Nivison (Adult Pip), Grace Rowe (Estella) and Taylor Jay-Davies (Young Pip, pictured right).
The Dickens Legacy Gala performance was filmed live at the Vaudeville Theatre in February 2013 and broadcast via satellite into 150 cinemas around the UK and Ireland. A share of the DVD sales will be donated to the Dickens’ Legacy, the charity set up by Dickens’ great-great-great granddaughter Lucinda Dickens-Hawksley, which aims to provide access and educate young people on his work.
Dickens-Hawksley (a renowned biographer in her own right) said: "It was wonderful to see Great Expectations transformed on the West End last year and now the DVD will take the story from the stage into homes and schools for even more people to enjoy. My great-great-great grandfather was passionate about supporting those less fortunate and this will help continue our work in making sure that young people know and love this work, both in the written and theatrical form."
Great Expectations is directed by Graham McLaren, with set by Robin Peoples, costumes by Annie Gosney and Graham McLaren, lighting by Kai Fischer, original music by Simon Slater and sound by Matt McKenzie.
Great Expectations is directed by Graham McLaren, with set by Robin Peoples, costumes by Annie Gosney and Graham McLaren, lighting by Kai Fischer, original music by Simon Slater and sound by Matt McKenzie.
The DVD also includes bonus interviews with director Graham McLaren, Dickens-Hawksley, and Dickens aficionado, actor Simon Callow.
The video-on-demand release will follow at the beginning of March 2014.
Please visit www.GreatExpectationsThePlay.com to purchase the DVD and for further information.
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