Austen Adaptations Event at Farncombe Estate, Worcestershire
Alert Janeite Heather L wrote to tell us that Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds is having a Jane Austen Afternoon on January 28, 2007, at which Angela Day will discuss past and upcoming Austen adaptations.
More Jane Austen on TV. Why? Why not? New adaptations of Northanger Abbey, MansfieldPark and Persuasion are about to appear on our screens in a new series on ITV. Are they still popular or has our appetite for ‘costume drama’ been sated? Is there too much Austen while some writers, such as the Brontes, George Eliot and Thomas Hardy, are almost ignored? What are the problems in adapting a long novel? In this short talk Angela Day will discuss these and other related issues.
There’s more information about the event at the Apt Marketing Web site.
Tickets to this event are a very reasonable £9, which includes tea and sandwiches. Sounds like a great opportunity for our British friends to whet their appetites for the Jane Austen Season.
