Jane Austen fans will be delighted with the Free Rain production of a much-loved Austen classic Sense and Sensibility.
When Mr. Dashwood dies, his wife and three daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret are dismayed to learn their inheritance consists of only £500 a year, with the bulk of the estate of Norland Park left to his son John from a previous marriage. John’s scheming, greedy, snobby wife Fanny immediately installs herself and her spouse in the palatial home.
Austen could be classed as the very first ‘chick flick’ writer – with her novels bursting with more romance and heartbreak than a woman of her young age should be privvy to.
Sense and Sensibility was the first of Austen’s classics, and was published in 1811. Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant went on to play the leads in the popular film version of the novel.
You will especially love this play if you are an Austen fan or love Period drama. Free Rain Theatre Company has an ability to recreate Period classics (Wuthering Heights 2007, Pride and Prejudice 2008) to a professional standard–so this won’t disappoint.
WHAT: Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility
WHERE: Courtyard Studio Canberra Theatre
WHEN: 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 August at 8pm. 15, and 22 August at 2pm & 16 August at 5pm.
TICKETS: $28.00 Conc:* $22.00; Matinees and Twilight Shows: $18
Bookings: 02 62752700
