Austen's Women

Synopsis

Channelling the voices of fourteen female characters, and using nothing but the words of Austen herself, this bold revisiting highlights the pertinent feministic themes in Austen’s work. Baring the souls of Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and many more, the women speak volumes for their sex and standing, constrained by the stringent societal code of their time proving that Austen still resonates within modern society. Jane Austen is reconstructed within her "two inches of ivory".

Our Review:

22 April 2010

Rebecca Vaughan is as delightful an actress as ever appeared on stage. With a bright eye and a charming ankle, Ms Vaughan twinkles her way through Austen’s Women with great aplomb.

Like a well constructed greatest hits concert, Vaughan shows us Jane Austen’s most infamous heroines with a couple of lesser known oddities thrown in for the fans. It is clearly a labour of love and a very sweet night out for it, albeit a sedate one.

As we go from the lively Lizzie Bennet to the sharp Mrs Norris, from the squirrely Miss Bates to a sobbing Marianne Dashwood, Vaughan embodies each of her characters with a rich sense and sensibility. She is a performer with infinite charm whose handle on each of these remarkable women is proudly shown through a cavalcade of distinctive ticks and quirks. But as the night draws on and the candle gets lower, it is hard not to see all of these rich characters blending together into one being.

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Kevin Jones - 17 November 2010:

I should have shown the score as 5 star and not 3 star. It was worthy of a very high score....

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