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It is a truth universally acknowledged...

...that Jane Austen was one of the wittiest observers of human relationships and female friendships who ever put pen to parchment.

Loosen your stays and join two of the UK’s leading actresses in a celebration of 250 years since her birth.

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Juliet Stevenson is acclaimed as an actress of stage and screen with roles in major productions of Shakespeare as well as films including Bend it Like Beckham and Truly Madly Deeply. She has recorded all of Jane Austen's novels as unabridged audiobooks.

Sally Phillips has appeared in everything from Smack the Pony, to Jam & Jerusalem, Miranda and Shazza in the Bridget Jones films. She co-starred in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Mrs Bennet.

Sunday 11 May 2025 7:00pm 

Stratford Literary Festival

Stratford upon Avon

TOURING IN 2026

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

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