{"id":10823,"date":"2016-02-24T10:41:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T09:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=10823"},"modified":"2016-02-24T10:41:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T09:41:37","slug":"austen%e2%80%99s-women-brought-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/02\/austen%e2%80%99s-women-brought-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Austen\u2019s Women Brought to Life!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Thirteen of Jane Austen\u2019s heroines come to life in <strong>Austen\u2019s Women<\/strong> Wednesday 2 March at The Old Courthouse Antrim and Friday 4 March at Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/press13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10824\" title=\"press\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/press13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"505\" \/><\/a>In a solo performance of extraordinary virtuosity \u2013 using only Austen\u2019s words \u2013 actor Rebecca Vaughan answers this question by boldly revisiting the most rewarding moments from all six major novels \u2013 including <em>Pride and Prejudice<\/em>, <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em> and <em>Emma<\/em> \u2013 plus those in lesser known works such as Austen\u2019s <em>Juvenilia<\/em> and the unfinished <em>Sanditon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Jane Austen created some of literature&#8217;s most celebrated characters, defining her era, sex and class.\u00a0 Two hundred years on, her works continue to speak for the yearning heart as much as they did when they were written \u2013 so just how much has really changed for women since?<\/p>\n<p>In scenes of high comedy and profound pathos, Vaughan deconstructs the souls of Emma Woodhouse, Lizzy Bennet, Mrs Norris, Miss Bates and nine other beautifully observed women.\u00a0 Divorced from their historical context (and in the absence of their men), these women present a glorious distillation of 19th century feminism and speak volumes about love, friendship, and notorious improprieties.<\/p>\n<p><em>Austen\u2019s Women<\/em> was a sell-out success at Edinburgh 2009 &amp; 2013, as well as Adelaide 2010.\u00a0 It is adapted and performed by Rebecca Vaughan whose<\/p>\n<p><em>I, Elizabeth<\/em> and <em>Female Gothic<\/em> were five-star successes in Edinburgh 2010 and 2012 respectively.\u00a0 It is directed by Guy Masterson, whose credits include <em>Scaramouche Jones <\/em>and<em> <\/em>the Olivier Award-winning<em> Morecambe<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This brilliant, illuminating and \u2013 above all \u2013 entertaining evocation of Jane Austen\u2019s works is a treat for Austen lovers and the perfect primer for the uninitiated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \u2018Truly extraordinary\u2026 one of the most exciting performers on the British Stage\u2019 <strong>British Theatre Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tickets available from \u00a312 at Box Office 028 9034 0202 or 028 9446 3113 or online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk\">www.antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen of Jane Austen\u2019s heroines come to life in Austen\u2019s Women Wednesday 2 March at The Old Courthouse Antrim and Friday 4 March at Theatre at The Mill Newtownabbey. 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