One of our blog readers posted the following questions:
"There are a lot of different settings - the marshes, the town, Joe's House, Satis House, the town, London, the river, Mr. Jaggers' house - how will all of these places be depicted? Will there be a young Pip and Estella? What moments will be presented through song?"
All great questions! The primary setting will be Satis House, which will remain onstage throughout the musical. The other locations will be represented through furniture pieces, props, and lighting. The cast will actually feature four young actors who will play Young Pip, Young Estella, Young Biddy, and Young Herbert. Because the show is a musical, most of the major character and plot moments will be represented by a song. Sometimes one song will cover vast amounts of time in the novel. For example, one song illustrates Pips rise in fortune and at the end of the song he is a gentleman. All of the main characters have at least one song that is specific to them: Pip (he has several), Magwitch, Joe, Estella, Miss Havisham, Biddy, etc.
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