Jane’s life expressed through music
Artlook has a more in-depth look than we’ve seen yet on “Jane Austen: A Life in Music,” the concert/play hybrid show current touring Australia.
The idea for Jane Austen: A Life In Music emerged after a casual chat about Austen’s interest in music. The early romance writer has always fascinated McDonald: ‘She lived a quiet life in a rural village, never married and shared a bedroom with her sister her whole life,’ she says. ‘And yet she had an enormous, rich inner life and created amazing worlds in her books. It really was a triumph of imagination over experience.’
McDonald suggests Austen is widely loved, often with a ferocious loyalty, because of her subject matter, which is personal and relational. ‘She validates the inner life of ordinary people doing ordinary things,’ McDonald explains. ‘She shows normal people in domestic situations, feeling sensitively about so many things.’
We hope some smart producer is reading this weblog and brings this show to the States!
