Stage Version of Jane Austen's NORTHANGER ABBEY to Play Exeter Northcott Theatre

A delightful stage version of Jane Austen's earliest novel, Northanger Abbey, comes to Exeter Northcott Theatre, running running Mon 3 - Thu 6 April 2017. Press night: Mon 3 April at 7.30pm.

The new production is adapted by acclaimed Austen specialist Tim Luscombe, whose Mansfield Park, also produced and toured by the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, was a sell-out at the Exeter Northcott in 2012.

Catherine Morland loves a good novel and the more 'horrid' it is the better. At 17, she's taken by her aunt to Bath where she encounters the social whirl denied her at home and befriends Isabella Thorpe and her boorish brother, John. She also meets the charming but eccentric Henry Tilney with his sister Eleanor and works hard to get to know them better. However, John Thorpe has other plans and is determined to have Catherine for himself. Following a string of deceptions, Catherine finally sees through his tricks and lies. When she is invited by her beloved Henry to his home, Northanger Abbey, fact and fiction collide fuelled by the horror of the Gothic fantasy The Mysteries of Udolpho and her wild imagination gets the better of her judgement.

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is one of Britain's most significant theatre buildings and the last surviving Regency playhouse in the country. Built in 1819 and restored to its Regency origins, this intimate Grade 1 listed building is the only theatre in the National Trust property portfolio.

The Theatre presents a vibrant, year-round programme of drama, music, dance and comedy, featuring many of this country's leading companies and performers.

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