Details

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife... The ultimate romantic comedy, Jane Austen's story of the five Bennet sisters and their relentless pursuit of suitable husbands is one of the best-loved novels ever written, constantly topping the polls of favourite books. When feisty Elizabeth Bennet first meets handsome bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited. When she later discovers that he has scuppered the relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, the family's lives are turned upside down as Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and pokes gentle fun at the affectations and etiquette of provincial middle-class life.

Cast/Performers

Matt Whitchurch (Mr Darcy), Bethan Mary-James (Elizabeth / Teacher Elizabeth), Rebecca D'Souza (Jane / Modern Jane), Alice Haig (Kitty / Modern Kitty / Charlotte Lucas / Modern Charlotte), Rachel Partington (Mary / Modern Mary / Miss Darcy / Miss de Bourgh / Mrs Hurst), Olivia Onyehara (Lydia / Modern Lydia / Miss Bingley), Matthew Romain (Mr Bingley / Mr Collins), Alex Sawyer (Wickham / Modern Wickham / Colonel Fitzwilliam / Mr Gardiner), Kerry Peers (Mrs Bennet / Modern Mrs Bennett / Lady Catherine de Bourgh / Mrs Gardiner / Housekeeper)

Creatives/Company

Book by: Jane Austen
Producer(s): Nottingham Playhouse Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal
Adapted by: Sara Pascoe
Director: Susannah Tresilian
Design: Carla Goodman
Music: Emmy the Great
Lighting: Mark Howland
Sound: Drew Baumohl