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29 January 2007

Beyond the Book in Florida is all about Austen

Filed under: Austen Societies and Events, Jane's Novels, Stage — Mags @ 11:54 pm

Alert Janeite Cindy C. sent us some information about the Beyond the Book program in Florida, which has chosen Pride and Prejudice as its 2007 selection. The selection is tied to the Asolo Repertory Theatre’s stage production of Pride and Prejudice in March and April, and the program is “aimed at inspiring reading, literacy, and community connection.”

The list of planned events is quite extensive (we’re a little jealous! So much Janeite fun to be had!)

Cindy tells us, “The actress doing the book readings is understudy for the role of Mrs. Bennet and she said the set design will be minimalist, which should be interesting. The photos at the Asolo’s web site seem to have been taken at the John Ringling mansion, Ca’d'Zan.”

A facelift for jasna.org

Filed under: Austen Societies and Events, Online — Mags @ 11:31 pm

(We’re only a week behind the times around here! But we get caught up eventually.)

The Web site of the Jane Austen Society of North America (jasna.org) has a new look. The JASNA site has a ton of information about Jane Austen and her work, so even if you are not in North America, we recommend that you check it out!

Full disclosure: the Editrix had a small part in the proceedings (and is quite pleased with the final result).

News on MISS AUSTEN REGRETS at last!

Filed under: Miss Austen Regrets — Mags @ 11:25 pm

How lovely to finally tick that category box…we had just about given up on this project!

From an interview with Gwyneth Hughes, scriptwriter of the BBC series Five Days and several other films, briefly mentioned Miss Austen Regrets in an interview with the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain.

What projects have you got coming up next?

I’m in pre-production for my film called Miss Austen Regrets for the BBC. It tells the story of the last couple of years of her life, and tries to make sense of how she felt about her own romantic choices. I’m also in the middle of writing another true-life story for ITV and there are various other projects in development which I am too superstitious to talk about.

Hmm, almost sounds like a sequel for BECOMING JANE!

There, chew on that for a bit. *throws raw meat into cage, backs away quickly*

 

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