Stage production of EMMA to open soon in Berkeley, California
We’ve reported this before, but since the play is about to open, we thought a reminder would not go amiss. The Aurora Theatre Company of Berkeley, California is putting on a stage production of EMMA beginning November 12 and running through December 15, 2004.
Of all Jane Austen’s fictional heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most infuriating, the most flawed, and all the while the most endearing. Fancying herself a young matchmaker, Emma comically meddles in the lives of her friends and neighbors, generally botching their chances at romance rather than improving them. But love does find a way, and this clever play is an absolute delight.
In this fresh, sparkling theatrical adaptation, the classic novel’s web of characters is ingeniously spun by a cast of five. Though Austen herself described Emma as “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like,” the world and time have proven her wrong. Of this adaptation, Time Out wrote, “Jane Austen herself would surely applaud.”
Do we still need to say it? Alert AustenBlog readers may send reviews to us for publication. We would love to hear about this!
