Bath’s crowded rooms and choreographed promenades stand in stark contrast to the restorative rural landscapes Anne loves.

When Catherine Morland is given the opportunity to stay with the childless Allen family in Bath, she is hoping for an adventure of the type she has been reading in novels. Invited to visit the Tilney ...

Can reading Jane Austen give us unrealistic expectations of life? If Austen’s denouements (spoiler: everyone gets married) have left you with a longing for either (1) your own happy ending (2) ...

Playwright Zoe Cooper has written a very modern, knowing take on Jane Austen. Her version of Northanger Abbey is clearly powered by love for the original tale, which brings its heroine’s Gothic ...

The Orange Tree’s in-the-round space is ideal for what Cooper does here. The venue has no “fourth wall” to break, more like a fifth wall, an invisible membrane separating stage area from seats. This ...