by John Minigan

Part of the BPT New Play Incubator

Miranda, an actor with a background in criminology, opens up the “cold case” death of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations in order to solve the mystery, interrogate Dickens’ view of women, and discover for herself—an intentionally unmarried and unpartnered forty-something—whether it’s possible to not just avoid death but find true happiness alone. On a journey aided by forensics, research, personal experience, and even a “murder board,” Miranda moves into and out of character as Dickens' "spinster" until a crisis in the case brings unexpected closure.