Austentatious

Synopsis

Austentatious offer an eloquent, irreverent and 100% improvised take on Britain's favourite novelist - watch a full-length Austen story crafted from scratch, entirely based on your suggestions! At your behest, the group will conjure a one-off literary masterpiece, full of society balls, dashing lords and stolen looks.

Our Review:

9 March 2009

Austen purists should probably avoid - if they haven’t left by the interval, then Elizabeth Bennet’s climactic, New York-based tap-off with her Pirate Queen sister Lydia, will surely send them running back to their texts to double-check the footnotes.

For those prepared to throw out any preconceived ideas about period pieces and Regency reserve, you’re in for a wonderfully whimsical night of clog dancing, mechanical bears and oh-so-amateur dramatics.

Austentatious features that old favourite, the play within a play. Pride and Prejudice, as put on by the Camberford Regional Arts Panel (do your own acronyms), turns into an increasingly troubled and bizarre production, with director Dominic (Ilan Goodman) and high-kicking choreographer/writer Emily (Fem Belling) jostling for control.

The faultless seven-strong cast convince with their hilarious portrayals, delivering a pacey performa...

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Latest User Review

Gareth James - 16 March 2009:

This show, about an accidient-prone theatre company mounting a new adaptaion of Pride & Prejudice, is more of a musical farce than a musical comedy and it's a whole lot of fun. The book, music and lyrics are all very good, but what makes the evening is a faultless ensemble of young professionals with impeccable comic timing and great voices. If this doesn't go further than this short run at The Landor there's no justice in the theatrical world. Terrfic - and another feather in the Landor's feather-full cap!...

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