Jane Austen Weekend in Lyme Regis
Now, this looks like a really fun weekend. The Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis is having a Jane Austen Weekend on November 10-11, 2007.
Events include a talk by Diana Shervington (who we think is a collateral descendant of Jane Austen, not a direct descendant) and a visit to the Museum; Tea with Jane Austen; a performance of “Jane Austen: An Elegant Portrait”; a showing of Persuasion 1995 (huzzah!); and a tour of Lyme Regis given by…wait for it…Captain Wentworth himself!
£25 will get you admission to all events (quite a deal) or you can purchase tickets for individual events. If anyone goes, we would love to hear all about it!
September 16th, 2007 at 10:54 am
You’re right. Diana has to be a collateral descendant. There aren’t any “direct” descendants of Jane because she didn’t have any children.
Thanks for the info about Lyme, I might try that.
Sion
September 17th, 2007 at 6:57 am
Hi
Thanks for putting the great piece in about our Jane Austen Weekend. I was brought up in Africa (Nigeria, and spent many hours dreaming about England reading Jane Austen under a mosquito net) Now here I am working Lyme with a view of the Cobb from my office window…
Diana Shervington is descended from both of Jane’s brothers, and is a fantastic lady. Really lively speaker, real original and great lady!
Margie Barbour, Artistic Director Marine Theatre Lyme Regis