It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in Regency England must be in want of a very stiff drink.
Woodward Productions are back Down Under and ready to ruin another cultural icon with Plied and Prejudice; a side-splitting comedy adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, telling the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mister Darcy as you’ve never seen it before. Following sellout seasons in Brisbane and London, and presented by Alex Woodward for Woodward Productions and Arts and Culture Trust in Perth, Plied and Prejudice will play Downstairs at The Maj, His Majesty’s Theatre, from July 18 to August 17.
Written by Matthew Semple and directed by Dash Kruck, with set and costume design by Penny Challen and movement direction by Dan Venz, Plied and Prejudice sees five actors scrambling to play twenty characters in only ninety minutes, with all notions of respectable theatre (and British etiquette) thrown out the door! And with a different actor getting indisposed each night, no two shows will ever be the same! What could possibly go right?
CEO of the Arts and Culture Trust Janis Carren said: “We are so thrilled Perth audiences will have the opportunity to see this truly hysterical show. It was a sell-out in Brisbane, and we anticipate the same reaction here in Perth.”
So, bring your eligible bachelors, your unmarried daughters, and the lover you’ll settle for if your cousin won’t have you, for an unhinged night of love, lust, and libations. Settle in with a drink (to calm your poor nerves) and get ready for all the highs and lows that Austen has to offer, from awkward proposals and scandalous elopements, to the wettest of wet t-shirt contests.
Whether you’re an Austen die-hard or you’d rather be watching Die Hard, you’re sure to love it – most ardently!
The stellar Perth cast will be announced in coming weeks.
Tickets on sale now via His Majesty’s Theatre website.
