Jane Austen News

The cast has been announced for the UK tour of award-winning musical Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World.  Learn more about the cast here!

Theatre 29 is thrilled to announce the cast and creative team of its upcoming production of 'Daddy Long Legs,' a delightful 2-person musical based on the classic novel of the same name which captures the essence of Jane Austen, The Brontë Sisters, and the timeless charm of 'Downton Abbey.'

Gamut Theatre and Capital Blue Cross will present Pride and Prejudice. This production runs March 9-24, 2024 - Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2:30 PM. Learn more about the production here!

Discover the exciting new plays in the 2024-2025 season at City Theatre, including the 50th anniversary celebration.

Discover the latest reading from the ON HER SHOULDERS program by New Perspectives Theatre Company, introducing plays by women from the past to contemporary audiences. The upcoming feature is DIDO: The Tragic Queen of Carthage.

Celebrate Women's History Month with Chicago Theatres featuring a variety of productions honoring the vital role of women in American history.

Seattle is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Spring 2024 include Aladdin​​​​​​​ and more.

Experience the technicolor journey of YOU WILL GET SICK, a play by Noah Diaz presented by Available Light Theatre. The play explores themes of illness, life, and connection, traversing various worlds with humor and magic. Featuring Jeanine Thompson and directed by Eleni Papaleonardos.

fishmarket theatre co. will host a romance festival celebrating fanfiction, fandom, and forbidden pleasure from March 7th to 10th. Learn more about the festival here!

The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced the full casting and creative team for the adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma by Kate Hamill. Emma begins performances in the Wolf Theatre on April 5. Find out who is in the cast here!

Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced its Ensemble for the 2024 season, which runs between May and late September this summer. Learn more about the ensemble here!

Experience the timeless tale of love and betrayal in VRTC's virtual production of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Follow the Dashwood sisters as they navigate heartbreak and peril in a new and dangerous world.

Being the first to review a new work is always a pleasure, particularly when that work is as engaging as James Van Eaton’s An Honest Apology. This play is a mixture of Oscar Wilde and Jane Austen, full of witticisms and satire directed towards those who are concerned with their place in high society. In addition, exaggerated affectations and hilariously shallow characters make this an intriguing period piece about learning humility and grace.

A full live recording of the music from the critically-acclaimed new musical Austen's Pride will be released, due to popular demand, in June 2024. The album will feature the star-studded cast from the recent concert at the prestigious Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced its 2024 season, which features a funny musical comedy, the return of one of England's most-cherished novelists, and a Shakespeare masterwork not seen in the subscription series in 20 years.

Nightwood Theatre will continue its 2023/24 Season with Mad Madge, presented in association with VideoCabaret. Learn how to purchase tickets.

A new adaptation of a Jane Austen classic, Northanger Abbey, heads to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. Performances run 27 March to 13 April. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

Vineyard Theatre has revealed the artists that will participate in the Vineyard's 2024 Gala honoring Tony Award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets!

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Rebecca Banatvala, who plays Catherine in Northanger Abbey. We discussed what it is like taking on a queer interpretation of the classic Austen work, some highlights from rehearsals and performances and even her own favourite Gothic tale!

Pride and Prejudice comes to the National Theatre in Prague. Performances run through 14 May 2024.