Winner of Best Female Actor – Buxton Fringe 2023
Havisham ★★★★★ Heather Alexander’s one-woman show, Havisham, offers a fresh perspective of Charles Dickens’ iconic Great Expectations character With the recent allegations of sexual assault and emotional abuse levied against Russell Brand fresh in the public consciousness, it seems unlikely that a monodrama exploring the untold back story of a Dickensian character would have so … Read moreThe Recs: Review of HAVISHAM
“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 … Read moreNew look at Dickens’ Miss Havisham
Reviews from the World Premier of HAVISHAM from Brighton Fringe 2023 What if a defining event is merely a culmination? Heather Alexander’s Havisham – which she wrote and features in, with direction and dramaturgy by Dominique Gerrard – opens at The Rotunda Theatre’s Squeak, the smaller of its two bubble-tents (the other is in fact called Bubble). … Read moreWorld Premier of HAVISHAM
1825. A young woman, newly liberated from the deep-rooted effects of an abusive childhood, 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? … Read moreNew show! HAVISHAM
