Austentatious – An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
Sunday February 26, 2017 – Sunday May 28, 2017 at Leicester Square Theatre , Leicester Square.
Austentatious returns to its London home in resplendent fashion! In each show, the all-star cast will improvise a brand new Jane Austen novel, based on an audience suggestion. Previous ‘lost works’ have included Sixth Sense & Sensibility, Jurassic Mansfield Park, & Double 0 Darcy!
Fresh from three National tours, five total sell outs at the Edinburgh Fringe and appearances on BBC Radio 2 & BBC Radio 4 Extra, as well as winning the Chortle award for Best Improv Act.
Featuring a cast of fast-rising comedy stars: Cariad Lloyd (Peep Show, Have I Got News For You, Toast of London), Rachel Parris (Chortle Award Nominee, The IT Crowd, Thronecast), Joseph Morpurgo (Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominee, Harry & Paul’s Story of the Twos), Amy Cooke-Hodgson (Alan Carr’s ‘Specstacular’, Olivier Award winning La Boheme, Howard Goodall’s Girlfriends), Andrew Hunter Murray (No Such Thing As A Fish, Folie à Deux), Graham Dickson (The Free Association, Scooter Thomas, Below The Belt) and Charlotte Gittins (Folie à Deux, Monkey Toast).
Performed in Regency costume with live musical accompaniment; mark your dance card, fetch your bonnet and book your tickets! Swooning guaranteed!
Recommended by The Times, The Guardian, Evening Standard, Independent, Stylist & Time Out.
★★★★★ “A potboiler of a parody, joyously performed” – The Times
★★★★★ “One of the most impressive comedy shows on the Fringe” – Chortle
★★★★ “One of the most enjoyable 60 minutes on the Fringe” – The Guardian
★★★★ “Supersmart & terrifically funny” – Scotsman
Address: 6 Leicester Place
WC2H 7BX
Transport: Tube: Leicester Sq
Price: £10-£21.50 – Running time: 60 minutes
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Ph: Richard-Davenport