14 January - 8 February The Artist Experiment & Dream Plane Productions present
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Written by Kate Hamill
Directed by Emma Canalese
An AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Netherfield Park lets loose at last… please pardon the chaos.
It starts with a truth universally acknowledged: that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife… but it should also be acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennett is far too intelligent and independent for all that. It's fair to say, however, that the arrival of Mr. Darcy has somewhat shaken things up at Longbourn, but it’s fine! It’s nothing Lizzy can’t handle. As long as she can keep Mother from having a heart attack, one sister off the drink, another sister away from the piano, and the ever vexing clergyman from counting the silver.
An effervescent new adaptation of Jane Austen’s most popular novel comes crashing into Sydney, replete with ballroom dancing, rum punch, and a healthy lack of respect for polite society.
“Hamill’s screwball PRIDE AND PREJUDICE… hasn’t met a rib it can’t tickle.” - The New York Times | “The ever-ingenious Hamill has given us something completely and delightfully different” - Wall Street Journal | “…a laugh-out-loud adaptation… [with] a deliciously antic sensibility” - TheaterMania
Cast and Creative Team
Producing Company: The Artist Experiment & Dream Plane Productions
Playwright: Kate Hamill
Director & Choreographer: Emma Canalese
Producers: AJ Evans & Jess Zlotnick
Music Director: Osibi Akerejola
Production Designer: Holly Jane-Cohle
Lighting Designer: Julianna Stankiewicz;
Sound Designer: Mitch Brown
Stage Manager: Chris Starnawski
Dialect Coach: Felicity Jurd
Intimacy Coordinator: Shondelle Pratt
Cast (of 8): Victoria Abbott, Steve Corner, AJ Evans, Lucy Lock, Mym Kwa, Abbey Morgan, Dylan O'Connor, Idam Sondhi
This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.
Dates + Ticketing
Season: 14 January - 8 February (previews 14/01 & 15/01, opening night 16/01, no performance 26/01 or 7/02)
Times: Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 1.30pm & 7pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket Prices:
Previews & Cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee
Adult: $49.50-82.50 + booking fee
Concession: $39.50-60.50 + booking fee
Approximate Run Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (inc. interval)
Content Warnings: References to alcohol, sexual references
Note: ticketing for Mainstage productions at the Old Fitz Theatre operate on a Dynamic Pricing model. This system means prices increase in line with audience demand (determined by capacity targets), and ensures we are able to provide cheaper tickets for a period whilst also making sure artists - who are often contracted on a profit share basis - get paid. In the interest of full transparency, the structure of the model can be viewed in full on our Welcome page. Concession tickets will never exceed $60.50, and previews and Cheap Tuesday’s will be capped at $38.50 and will not scale.