© Licensed to London News Pictures. 04/02/2013. London, England. L-R: Chris Ellison as Magwitch, Taylor Jay-Davies as Young Pip and Paul Nivison as Adult Pip. A new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Great Expecations" will open at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. It is the first ever full-scale stage play of Great Expectations in either the West End or on Broadway. Adaptation by Jo Clifford, directed by Graham McLaren. Photo credit: Bettina Strenske/LNP