Bleak Expectations tickets
About Bleak Expectations
Can Pip Bin save the day? See the hilarious Charles Dickens parody play in the West End. Bleak Expectations tickets are available on London Theatre now.
Mark Evans’s Bleak Expectations — named with a tongue-in-cheek nod to Great Expectations — started out as a Radio 4 drama. A spinoff television series The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff soon followed. The radio comedy centres on Sir Philip (Pip) Bin, a haughty inventor who holds the title of “richest man in England.” As the radio series developed, episodes parodied Victorian science fiction, adventures, and costume dramas. Think Bridgerton meets The War of the Worlds.
The Bleak Expectations play rewinds the clock to focus young Pip Bin. With the help of sisters Pippa and Poppy, Pip must avoid disaster all while escaping Mr. Gently Benevolent. There’s binloads of charm in this twee show, with The Times hailing it “a wickedly inventive parody of Victorian melodrama.” Find out if Pip can get his happy ending, or if he'll be thrown into the trash.
Who is in the Bleak Expectations cast?
The Bleak Expectations cast will include a star guest each week. They will take on the role of Sir Philip “Pip” Bin. During the run, original Bleak Expectations cast member Tom Allen will play the role.
- 4-9 July: Stephen Mangan
- 11-16 July: Hugh Dennis
- 18-23 July: Tom Allen
- 25-30 July: Jack Dee
- 1-6 August: Alexander Armstrong
- 8-13 August: Stephen Fry
Tickets to Bleak Expectations are available now. Book your Bleak Expectations tickets on London Theatre today.
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We cannot guarantee the appearance of any particular artist at any performance, as this is subject to a variety of factors beyond the producers’ control. No refunds or exchanges will be offered due to an artist’s unavailability to perform.
Run time
2 hours 15 minutes (inc. interval)
Venue
Categories
Age
10+. Guidance on Content: This performance uses prop guns and contains loud noises, haze and at points flashes of light.
Start date
3rd May, 2023
End date
13th August, 2023
Our Review
'Bleak Expectations' review — a Dickensian comedy that lacks character
Bleak Expectations cast and creative team
By: Mark Evans Cast list: Nina Wadia, Dermot O’Leary, Sally Philips, Sue Perkins, Julian Clary, Adjoa Andoh, Lee Mack, Stephen Mangan, Hugh Dennis, Tom Allen, Jack Dee, Alexander Armstrong, Stephen Fry, Ben Miller, Nish Kumar, Robert Lindsay, Craig Ferguson, Ashh Blackwood, Shane David-Joseph, J.J. Henry, John Hopkins, Dom Hodson, Serena Manteghi, Marc Pickering, Rachel Summers
Venue
Directions
Location: West End
Railway station: Charing Cross
Bus numbers: (Haymarket) 3, 6, 12, 13, 19, 23, 38, 88, 139; (Regent Street) 14, 15, 22, 94, 159, 453
Night bus numbers: (Haymarket) 6, 12, 23, 88, 139, 159, N3, N13, N18, N19, N38, N97, N136, N550, N551; (Regent Street) 14, 94, 159, 453, N15, N22, N109
Car park: Leicester Square, Whitcomb Street (3 mins)
Directions from tube: The theatre can be seen on Piccadilly Circus next to the Eros statue.
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