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- This unique take on Jane Austen's beloved novel is an adaptation like no other, drawing on over two hundred years of romantic pop history, and featuring five young women with a story to tell.You might have seen them before, emptying the chamber pots and sweeping ash from the grate; the overlooked and the undervalued making sure those above stairs find their happy ending.Of course, these women have always been running the show--after all, "You can't have a whirlwind romance without clean bedding"--but now the servants are also playing every part.
- About the Author: Isobel McArthur is an actor, writer and musician based in Glasgow.
- 120 Pages
- Drama, Women Authors
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This unique take on Jane Austen's beloved novel is an adaptation like no other, drawing on over two hundred years of romantic pop history, and featuring five young women with a story to tell.
You might have seen them before, emptying the chamber pots and sweeping ash from the grate; the overlooked and the undervalued making sure those above stairs find their happy ending.
Of course, these women have always been running the show--after all, "You can't have a whirlwind romance without clean bedding"--but now the servants are also playing every part. Let the ruthless match-making begin!
Isobel McArthur's acclaimed Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) was first produced in 2018 by theatre company Blood of the Young at the Tron Theatre, Glasgow, before a UK tour the following year, produced by the two companies and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. It transferred to the Criterion Theatre in London's West End in October 2021.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an amateur company in want of an irreverent all-female adaptation of a literary classic to perform, need look no further.
Review Quotes
"A raucous and transgressive, yet surprisingly faithful, adaptation... the gags are plentiful."
-- "Guardian""An awful lot of fun, a naughty-but-nice celebration of Austen's classic."
-- "Time Out"
"Frankly sensational... the shocking truth of Isobel McArthur's smart, riotously funny five-woman adaptation is how faithful it is to Austen while being gloriously entertaining."
-- "Variety"
"This sweary, anarchic reboot of Pride and Prejudice, in which an all-female cast of five play all of the characters, pretty much nails it. It's a joy whether you're a paid-up Janeite or not... brilliantly blunt and wears its feminism on its sleeve."
--Evening Standard"Unfettered joy from start to finish."
-- "Herald"
About the Author
Isobel McArthur is an actor, writer and musician based in Glasgow. As a writer, her plays include Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), adapted from Jane Austen's novel (Tron Theatre Company and Blood of the Young, 2018; UK tour, 2019; West End, 2021).