Producer - Produced by The Artist Experiment & Dream Plane Production, performed at The Old Fitz Theatre
January 14th - February 8th 2025
A joyous, uproarious ride from start to finish—one that offers a new lens through which to enjoy a beloved classic.
What’s the Show
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Written by Kate Hamill
Directed by Emma Canalese
Netherfield Park lets loose at last… please pardon the chaos.
It starts with a truth universally acknowledged: that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife… but it should also be acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennett is far too intelligent and independent for all that. It's fair to say, however, that the arrival of Mr. Darcy has somewhat shaken things up at Longbourn, but it’s fine! It’s nothing Lizzy can’t handle. As long as she can keep Mother from having a heart attack, one sister off the drink, another sister away from the piano, and the ever vexing clergyman from counting the silver.
An effervescent new adaptation of Jane Austen’s most popular novel comes crashing into Sydney, replete with ballroom dancing, rum punch, and a healthy lack of respect for polite society.
Photos © Phil Erbacher
Cast
Victoria Abbott, Steve Corner, AJ Evans, Lucy Lock, Mym Kwa, Abbey Morgan, Dylan O'Connor, Idam Sondhi
Creatives
Director & Choreographer: Emma Canalese
Producers: AJ Evans & Jess Zlotnick
Music Director: Osibi Akerejola
Production Designer: Holly Jane-Cohle
Lighting Designer: Julianna Stankiewicz
Sound Designer: Mitch Brown
Stage Manager: Chris Starnawski
Dialect Coach: Felicity Jurd
Intimacy Coordinator: Shondelle Pratt
This is a poignant, fun, well realised production that will have broad appeal.
Sydney Arts Guide