Friday 17th January 2025 at 7:30pm.
Heather Alexander presents
‘Havisham’
A journey into the psyche of Miss Havisham from Great Expectations
If you knew my story, your heart would break too…
1825. After reliving traumatic memories from her childhood, a young woman
arrives in London. She is full of hope and ready to embrace a fresh start.
However, she soon finds herself as ‘the leading lady in drama she can’t
comprehend. ‘ The gaslighting is subtle, the manipulation slick.
Can Miss Havisham discern her fate?
Or is she destined to relive the devastation of her trauma?
Havisham offers a fresh perspective of Charles Dickens’ greatest work of Gothic
characterisation, Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. Miss Havisham is the
embodiment of stuck trauma and malignant rage. But how did she arrive at this
place and what are the tragic secrets of her calamitous past…?
Heather Alexander is an award-winning actress, writer, and producer with a
prodigious list of stage, television, and film credits. Recently she has been
performing ROOM (an adaption of Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own) and Shirley
Valentine to packed houses, and she is also the creative lead of Hastings Fringe
Theatre Festival.
“A masterclass in acting” — Fringe Review
Winner of Best Female Actor — Buxton Fringe 2023
Recommended 12+
Running time: 80mins + interval
Tickets
Adult £12.50, U18 £6. Available from Artsreach or John Head 01935 873555.
Bar available.
Pre-show Meal
The Chetnole Inn (next door to the village hall) will be serving an early supper for those who wish to make a whole night of entertainment. Phone 01935 872337 to book.
On the night...
The following are excerpts from the performance:
