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Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 4m
Jessica Swale
Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility adapted by Jessica Swale
When their wealthy half-brother cheats them of their fortune, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are left penniless. They are forced to leave the comforts of Norland Park and relocate to chilly Barton Cottage in Devonshire, but when John Willoughby, a handsome stranger, arrives one day with a rain-drenched Marianne in his arms, the sisters are convinced that their fortunes are changed forever.
Eminently sensible Elinor pines for quiet, kind-hearted Edward Ferrars, but the impulsive Marianne loses herself in the idea of her hero on horseback, and for a girl who feasts on poetry and music, what else is there to do in Devon but dream of rescue? In Jessica Swale’s delightful adaptation of Austen’s dearly-loved classic, we follow the fortunes of Elinor and Marianne as they chase their dreams from Devonshire to London and back.
The play was first presented at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, in April 2014.
The play was originally performed by nine actors with the following doubling, but could as easily suit a larger company. Elinor Dashwood
Marianne Dashwood
Margaret Dashwood/Lucy Steele
Fanny Dashwood/Mrs Jennings
Mrs Dashwood/Mrs Palmer/Miss Grey
Edward Ferrars/Robert Ferrars/Mr Palmer
Colonel Brandon
Willoughby
Sir John/Mr Dashwood/Thomas/Mr Perks/Doctor
Other servants, gossips and ball attendees can be played by members of the company.
The play was originally performed by 9 actors but could easily suit a larger company.
The play is set at the beginning of the 1800s.
ON BREAKING CHARACTER