Jump to content

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of): Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Tags: Reverted Visual edit
rv unreferenced. Please cite your sources. See WP:V.
Line 21: Line 21:
A UK tour of the production opened with the original Glasgow cast at the [[Bristol Old Vic]] (7– 28 September 2019) before touring to [[Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne|Northern Stage Newcastle]] (2 – 12 October), [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] (15 October – 2 November), [[Royal Lyceum Theatre|The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh]] (24 January – 15 February 2020), [[Leeds Playhouse]] (25 – 29 February) [[Oxford Playhouse]] (10 – 14 March) and [[Nuffield Theatre (Southampton)|Nuffield Southampton Theatres]] (17 March, which was cancelled after two performances due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]).<ref name=Tour1>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-07|title=Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) UK Tour Dates – Book Tickets Now!|url=https://britishtheatre.com/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-uk-tour-2020| access-date=2021-05-22|website=British Theatre}}</ref> The playtext was published by [[Nick Hern Books]] on 12 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McArthur|first=Isobel |title=''Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)''| url=https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of| access-date=2021-05-22| website=Nick Hern Books}}</ref>
A UK tour of the production opened with the original Glasgow cast at the [[Bristol Old Vic]] (7– 28 September 2019) before touring to [[Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne|Northern Stage Newcastle]] (2 – 12 October), [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] (15 October – 2 November), [[Royal Lyceum Theatre|The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh]] (24 January – 15 February 2020), [[Leeds Playhouse]] (25 – 29 February) [[Oxford Playhouse]] (10 – 14 March) and [[Nuffield Theatre (Southampton)|Nuffield Southampton Theatres]] (17 March, which was cancelled after two performances due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]).<ref name=Tour1>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-07|title=Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) UK Tour Dates – Book Tickets Now!|url=https://britishtheatre.com/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-uk-tour-2020| access-date=2021-05-22|website=British Theatre}}</ref> The playtext was published by [[Nick Hern Books]] on 12 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McArthur|first=Isobel |title=''Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)''| url=https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of| access-date=2021-05-22| website=Nick Hern Books}}</ref>


The play began performances in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Criterion Theatre]] on 15 October 2021, with an official opening on 2 November, produced by [[David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers|David Pugh]]. McArthur and [[Simon Harvey]] direct, and the cast consists of McArthur as Darcy and Mrs Bennet, Burgess as Mr Collins, Gordon as Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Jane, Jarrett-Scott as Charlotte and Charles Bingley and Tyler as Lizzie Bennet. "Comedy staging" is by Jos Houben, scenic design by Jabares-Pita, lighting design by Colin Grenfell, sound design by [[Michael John McCarthy]] and Luke Swaffield, and choreography by Emily-Jane Boyle.<ref name=Criterion1>{{Cite web| title=''Pride and Prejudice* (sort of)'' to begin open-ended West End run| url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-to-begin-open-ended-west-end-run| date=8 September 2021| access-date=3 November 2021| website=London Theatre}}</ref> Songs include "[[Everyday I Write the Book]]", "[[Young Hearts Run Free]]", "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]", "[[I Got You Babe]]", "[[Holding Out for a Hero]]" and "[[You're So Vain]]".<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://www.playbill.com/article/pride-prejudice-sort-of-musical-begins-previews-october-15-in-the-west-end "''Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort of)'' Musical Begins Previews October 15 in the West End"], ''Playbill'', 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021</ref> On 11 January 2022, it was announced that the play would close on 6 February 2022 following the lack of audiences from the Government's implementation of Plan B [[COVID-19 pandemic]] restrictions. Another UK tour will begin in September 2022 before a return to the West End.
The play began performances in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Criterion Theatre]] on 15 October 2021, with an official opening on 2 November, produced by [[David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers|David Pugh]]. McArthur and [[Simon Harvey]] direct, and the cast consists of McArthur as Darcy and Mrs Bennet, Burgess as Mr Collins, Gordon as Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Jane, Jarrett-Scott as Charlotte and Charles Bingley and Tyler as Lizzie Bennet. "Comedy staging" is by Jos Houben, scenic design by Jabares-Pita, lighting design by Colin Grenfell, sound design by [[Michael John McCarthy]] and Luke Swaffield, and choreography by Emily-Jane Boyle.<ref name=Criterion1>{{Cite web| title=''Pride and Prejudice* (sort of)'' to begin open-ended West End run| url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/pride-and-prejudice-sort-of-to-begin-open-ended-west-end-run| date=8 September 2021| access-date=3 November 2021| website=London Theatre}}</ref> Songs include "[[Everyday I Write the Book]]", "[[Young Hearts Run Free]]", "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]", "[[I Got You Babe]]", "[[Holding Out for a Hero]]" and "[[You're So Vain]]".<ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://www.playbill.com/article/pride-prejudice-sort-of-musical-begins-previews-october-15-in-the-west-end "''Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort of)'' Musical Begins Previews October 15 in the West End"], ''Playbill'', 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==

Revision as of 01:06, 12 January 2022

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)
Written byIsobel McArthur
Based onPride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Date premiered1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)
Place premieredTron Theatre, Glasgow

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a play by Isobel McArthur, with songs, based on Jane Austen's novel. The play is designed for a cast of five or six women,[1][2] each playing a servant and one or more of the main characters.[3] After an initial production in Scotland in 2018 and a tour in 2019–2020, the play opened in the West End in 2021.

Premise

The plot hews closely to the Austen novel, in a contemporary setting with some modern language. The all-female cast of five or six each play multiple characters, both servants and gentry, retelling the novel's events through the servants' eyes and performing "hilariously well-chosen karaoke songs at pivotal moments".[4]

Productions

The play premiered at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, on 28 June 2018 running until 14 July, produced by Blood of the Young. It was directed by Paul Brotherston and designed by Ana Inés Jabares-Pita. The all-female cast included Tori Burgess, Felixe Forde, Christina Gordon, Hannah Jarrett-Scott, Isobel McArthur and Meghan Tyler.

A UK tour of the production opened with the original Glasgow cast at the Bristol Old Vic (7– 28 September 2019) before touring to Northern Stage Newcastle (2 – 12 October), Birmingham Repertory Theatre (15 October – 2 November), The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh (24 January – 15 February 2020), Leeds Playhouse (25 – 29 February) Oxford Playhouse (10 – 14 March) and Nuffield Southampton Theatres (17 March, which was cancelled after two performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[1] The playtext was published by Nick Hern Books on 12 September 2019.[5]

The play began performances in London's West End at the Criterion Theatre on 15 October 2021, with an official opening on 2 November, produced by David Pugh. McArthur and Simon Harvey direct, and the cast consists of McArthur as Darcy and Mrs Bennet, Burgess as Mr Collins, Gordon as Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Jane, Jarrett-Scott as Charlotte and Charles Bingley and Tyler as Lizzie Bennet. "Comedy staging" is by Jos Houben, scenic design by Jabares-Pita, lighting design by Colin Grenfell, sound design by Michael John McCarthy and Luke Swaffield, and choreography by Emily-Jane Boyle.[2] Songs include "Everyday I Write the Book", "Young Hearts Run Free", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "I Got You Babe", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "You're So Vain".[6]

Critical reception

The play earned warm reviews from Variety, The Independent, The Stage, The Guardian and others, praising the adaptation and execution, but reviews in The Times and The Evening Standard, among others, were mixed, suggesting that the script could be "sleeker".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) UK Tour Dates – Book Tickets Now!". British Theatre. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Pride and Prejudice* (sort of) to begin open-ended West End run". London Theatre. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Benedict, David. "Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) Review: A Smashingly Smart Austen Adaptation", Variety, 3 November 2021
  4. ^ a b "Review Roundup: Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort of) is Now Playing in the West End; What Did the Critics Think?" BroadwayWorld.com, November 4, 2021
  5. ^ McArthur, Isobel. "Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)". Nick Hern Books. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Pride & Prejudice* (*Sort of) Musical Begins Previews October 15 in the West End", Playbill, 15 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pride_and_Prejudice*_(*sort_of)&oldid=1065137739"