About the Show

Ben Power's adaptation of Charles Dickens’ 'Our Mutual Friend' exploring the corruption that wealth can bring.

As a storm rages in the dead of London's night, a body is pulled from the Thames.

In Limehouse, Lizzie Hexam struggles to break free of dark secrets. On the other side of town, Bella Wilfer mourns the loss of her marriage. The appearance of the mysterious John Rokesmith has the potential to change their lives forever. Will they sink or swim?

Ian Rickson ('Jerusalem') directs Ben Power's ('The Lehman Trilogy') adaptation of Charles Dickens' final novel, with original songs by Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter, PJ Harvey MBE.

Critic Reviews (9)

"Charles Dickens's watery thriller becomes a striking stage play"
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"...this story of poverty and class mobility is light on the satire and heavy on mood"
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"A five-star wow bobbing in a three-star show."
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"this Dickens adaptation is undernourished and flat"
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"an honourable yet shallow Dickens adaptation"
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"...impressionistic, swirling with ideas, but lacking a strong dramatic current."
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"Power’s deft adaptation of Dickens’s sprawling novel emphasises its brilliant characters"
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"Rickson’s production...is a hauntingly atmospheric tour de force."
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