Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesAva Pickett's modern-day adaptation of the novel adds pop music, farce and clowning but lacks gimlet-eyed observations An early blast of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance sets the mood of this 21st-century take on Jane Austen's comedy of manners. Award-winning writer Ava Pickett transplants the fictional village of Highbury to deepest Essex and dials up the modernity, music and laughs. Emma (A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM on September 23, 2025