Information for Havisham at The Swallow Theatre, Whithorn (Play). A journey into the psyche of Miss Havisham from Great Expectations... "If you knew my story, your heart would break too..." 1825. 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 unique and highly original creative reimagining 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...?