“All my life they looked down on me, always cursing and abusing. But you, you will be different!”
8 Sept - 7 Oct | Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
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Bengal, 1903. Rumours that the British Empire plans to partition Bengal spread and uncertainty is never far away. For one Indian boy destiny is found on the banks of the River Padma before the Goddess Lakshmi. Here a promise is made. Born out of terror or kindness the choice Pipli makes that night will shape his life forever.
Pooja Ghai directs Tanika Gupta’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Pipli moves from his home in Rajshahi to the bustling streets of Calcutta. With an open heart he navigates unforgiving darkness and unsettling friendships in his search for a better future. For Pipli, dharma – the right way of living, is never far away.
CREATIVE TEAM
by Charles Dickens
Adapted by Tanika Gupta
Directed by Pooja Ghai
Designer - Rosa Maggiora
Lighting Designer - Joshua Carr
Composer and Sound Designer - Arun Ghosh
Fight Director/Intimacy Director - RC Annie
Assistant Director (Birkbeck) - Amara Heyland-Morrin
Casting - Hannah Miller CDG
CAST
Pipli - Esh Alladi
Miss Havisham - Catherine Russell
Estella - Cecilia Appiah
Jagu - Asif Khan
Krishna/Meneka - Shanaya Rafaat
Malik - Andrew French
Bilquis - Humera Syed
Panda/Public Speaker - Nav Sidhu
Jaggers - Stephen Fewell
Wahab/Soldier - Shaban Dar
Compeyson/Matthew Pocket - Reginald Edwards
Herbert Pocket/Soldier - Giles Cooper
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