Austentatious
The award-winning West End smash-hit comedy Austentatious comes to you on a strictly limited tour.
For a delightful evening, the all-star Austentatious cast will improvise a hilarious new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. Performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed.
The revolving Austentatious cast include numerous, award-winning TV and radio-starring performers, including Cariad Lloyd (QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Rachel Parris (The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Graham Dickson (After Life, The Witchfinder) and more.
★★★★★
‘Ridiculously silly…wickedly funny’
Times
★★★★
‘A joy to behold’
Guardian
★★★★
‘Brilliant, barmy improv’
Telegraph
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