About the Show

A new play reimagining Pride and Prejudice through the Bennet women’s perspective.

This world-premiere play by Emily Breeze, presented at Bedlam, adapts Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with a focus on the relationships between the Bennet sisters and their mother. The production takes a contemporary and irreverent approach to the original text, examining Elizabeth Bennet’s romanticized future and the societal constraints placed on women. Performed by a female ensemble, the play features a single actor in the roles of all the male characters.

Critic Reviews (3)

"The only characterization that doesn’t totally sit right is that of Mr. Collins, who is portrayed as being on the spectrum. At times, it seems we’re meant to take this as a sympathetic interpretation of the original character’s awkwardness"
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"Putting forth low-bar work is bad enough, but low-bar trashing of a classic is more distressing."
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"Unless you’re unyielding to any re-interpretation of Austen’s work, you’ll have a grand time watching this show and leave with a smile plastered on your face."
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