T.C. Boyle is not only a Friend of Jane, he dated her! He tells the whole story in “I Dated Jane Austen,” now available to read on his website, with some funky woodcut illustrations. Check it out, it’s a riot.
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Norm Geras at Normblog is holding a Jane Austen-themed Boxing Day Quiz with some nice prizes. (So don’t post answers here or there!) Answers due to Professor Norm by midday GMT, December 31, so make haste!
We heard from Julie Wiseman, the director of the Newton Country Players’ production of Pride and Prejudice. The auditions will take place on January 14 and 15 from 7-10 p.m., with callbacks as needed on January 17. Auditions, rehearsals, and performances will be at MassBay Community College. They also are looking to fill production positions, so if you aren’t an actor and want to be involved, check it out. Contact and casting information is on the Newton Country Players’ website.
Performances will be March 14 through 23. Boston-area Janeites, mark your calendars!
Alert Janeite Lisa sent an article from the North Devon Gazette with a photo from the filming of S&S08, which was shot in Hartland, Devon.
The BBC spent three weeks on the Hartland Abbey Estate filming at a 15th century cottage.
It was used as the setting for Barton Cottage to which Mrs Dashwood moved with her three daughters on the death of her husband.
The film, which will be shown in three parts on BBC 1, features stunning scenery around the coastal footpath between Hartland Quay and Hartland Point.
It does look like pretty, wild country. Miss Marianne must have been in raptures. 
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