Susan Hampshire stars in
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen - Adapted for the stage by Simon Reade
The ultimate romantic comedy, Jane Austen’s story of the five Bennet sisters and their relentless pursuit of
suitable husbands is one of the bestloved novels ever written, constantly topping the polls of favourite books.
When feisty Elizabeth Bennet first meets handsome bachelor Mr Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and
conceited. When she later discovers that he has scuppered the relationship between his friend
Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling
comedy of manners that follows, the family’s lives are turned upside down as Jane Austen shows the folly
of judging by first impressions and pokes gentle fun at the affectations and etiquette of provincial middleclass
life. With its elegant Georgian settings and wonderful comic characters, Pride and Prejudice is perfect entertainment.
Susan Hampshire plays the foolish and marriage-obsessed Mrs Bennet, one of Jane Austen’s most delightfully ridiculous comic creations.
From 25th January To 30th January
Times Eves 8pm, Wed and Sat mats 2.30pm
Prices £20.50 - £26.50
Venue Festival Theatre
Genre Drama
Audiences were privileged to see and enjoy such a production.
Definitely “West End” Material.
All and everyone connected with the production deserves equal praise: - from Direction through Planning, Staging, Improvisation,[ perhaps? ] in Rehearsals. Lighting ,Sound and Music, everything worked to perfection and audience enjoyment.
Remarkable comic effects, using the whole comp...... more 
New Look at a School Classic Malvern 27 Jan 2010
Theatre Royal Bath Productions have given Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice a makeover and very good it is too! A near-capacity crowd on Wednesday night really appreciated this fresh and lively approach. There were laughs galore as a young cast, led by Susan Hampshire in fine form, brought humour, vitality and war...... more
