REVIEW: Austentatious, Savoy Theatre ✭✭✭✭
Sophie Adnitt reviews Austentatious, the improvised Jane Austen Novel on the first of its dates at London’s Savoy Theatre.
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Austentatious The Improvised Jane Austen Novel Comes To Savoy Theatre
Critically acclaimed production Austentatious: The Improvised Jane Austen Novel returns to London’s Savoy Theatre for a limited number of performances. Following a smash-hit season earlier this year and another sold-out visit to the Edinburgh Fringe, Austentatious: The Improvised Jane Austen Novel returns to the Savoy Theatre, London on 30 September with further dates on 4 November, 2, 9 and 16 December – Jane Austen’s birthday. Austentatious is an entirely improvised comedy play, starring a cast of the country’s sharpest comic performers, who conjure up a ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience. Whether you’ve read all of Austen’s works or none of them, this hilarious show will be a totally new experience. Performed in full Regency costume with live musical accompaniment, no two shows are ever the same. Previous ’lost‘ masterpieces include The Sixth Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Shark and Double 0 Darcy. Expect … Read more
Great Shows To See At Udderbelly and London Wonderground
It’s that time of the year again when the Udderbelly Festival (Until 17 July) and the London Wonderground (until 25 September) come to the South Bank. We’ve picked out a couple of the shows we are looking forward to seeing:- Gobsmacked Gobsmacked is the UK’s answer to Pentatonix. Featuring three times and current reigning beatbox world champion Ball Zee, This all-singing theatrical experience pushes vocal boundaries to deliver a slick, musically accomplished, high energy spectacular with not a single musical instrument to be seen… Only the human voice. Thursday 16 June – Sunday 17 July Book Now Austentatious – The Improvised Jane Austen Novel In each show, the all-star cast improvise a brand new Jane Austen work before your eyes, based only on audience suggestions. Previous ‘lost’ masterpieces have included Sixth Sense and Sensibility, Double 0 Darcy and Mansfield Shark. Prepare to get your bonnet in a twist. (Swooning guaranteed). Austentatious are Edinburgh Fringe sell-outs … Read more
