CHEER FROM CHAWTON to make U.K. debut at Jane Austen Festival
CHEER FROM CHAWTON: A JANE AUSTEN FAMILY THEATRICAL, written and performed by Karen Eterovich and co-directed by Susan Pilar and Amy Stoller, will make its U.K. debut at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath on Wednesday, September 20 at 7:30 p.m., Mission Theatre, No. 32 Corn Street. Admission is £12. For tickets, contact the Bath Festival Box Office at +44 (0) 1225 463362.
In the tradition of amateur theatricals held during her childhood at Steventon rectory, Jane Austen has prepared an entertainment for her family and friends, in which her siblings are cast as fellow performers. But her family plays a trick on her, and she must rise to the requirements of an unrehearsed solo performance.
In this interactive production, members of the audience are invited to play Jane’s family - and merriment ensues.
The production has been expanded since its well-received New York debut at the Players Club last spring, when it was titled JANE AUSTEN.
Karen Eterovich’s performance as Jane Austen was sublime and I wish her huge success in this new piece! Very exciting! I went home and dug out my complete anthology of Jane Austen to reread after spending an evening in her lovely, witty company!
– Cynthia Kane, Writer, Documentary Producer and Consultant, Sundance Channel
We’d love to post a reader review if anyone attends this play.
September 15th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
I saw the original, “Jane Austin” in New York and it was great fun and wonderful entertainment. By all means, if you get the chance to experience “Cheer from Chawton, A Jane Austen Family Theatrical” at the Jane Austen Festival, do so! You’ll be glad you did