Date of Birth: December 16, 1775
Date of Death: July 18, 1817 (41)
Birth Place: Steventon, Hampshire, ENGLAND
British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) will present the world premiere of Sense and Sensibility, a bold new musical adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel, running 8–10 August 2025 at the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter.
Austen’s Pride will launch a new production ahead of a multi-city national tour before setting its sights on Broadway.
West End alum Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to star in a new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic Sense and Sensibility from Focus Features and Working Title Films.
The full cast has been announced for the ten-episode series The Other Bennet Sister from BritBox and the BBC.
EastLine Theatre will launch its fifth annual free summer tour in the courtyard at South Huntington Public Library this week with Shakespeare's iconic story of family strife King Lear.
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble (BTE), the professional Equity theater company in residence at the McAninch Arts Center (MAC), has announced Gus Menary as Managing Artistic Director and Daniel Millhouse as Associate Artistic Director for BTE's 2025-2026 Season.
Collider, The Citadel Theatre’s annual new play development festival, returns June 20–22, 2025, offering a long weekend of staged readings, artist-led workshops, and opportunities for connection between artists and audiences.
A new production of Jane Austen’s most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice, can be seen at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre next month.
Following a sellout run at The Vaults since opening on 13th March 2025, Glass Half Full and Woodward Productions have announced a two month extension for Plied and Prejudice.
Following a successful first edition, the National Youth Theatre’s new writing festival StoryFest returns this July to the National Youth Theatre’s RIBA award-winning headquarters in North London.
Starting with an audience suggestion and creating completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the world's greatest writers, Impro Theatre a comic laugh out loud evening of theatre.
William Dudley, an innovative set and costume designer in the English theater scene, has passed away at the age of 78.
Shakespeare & Company has unveiled the final productions rounding out its 2025 season, including the regional premiere of Paula Vogel’s Mother Play: a play in five evictions, a new family-friendly Shakespearean circus experience, and the return of its Plays in Process and winter programming.
Theater at Monmouth (TAM), widely known as the Shakespearean Theater of Maine, returns for its 56th season with From the Desk of…, a dynamic repertory lineup inspired by literary titans.
Shakespeare & Company has revealed its remaining titles of Season 2025, including Circus & The Bard, co-created by Allyn Burrows, Robin Eldridge, and Pedro Reis; Mother Play: a play in five evictions by Paul Vogel.
This summer, the American Shakespeare Center is celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday with a brand new production of her beloved classic SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.
Now in its 20th year, Camden Fringe has announced a programme of more than 400 shows playing across 40 venues this summer.
Open-air theatre will return to Chester's Grosvenor Park this summer as part of a fantastic festival of fun including a pair of enchanting theatrical treats on the main stage.
In honour of 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen and 30 years since the original release of the classic Paramount Pictures film, Clueless, The Musical will host 'Clueless Week.
