Presented by Viva Arts and Community Group
Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes, including a 20 minute interval. Suitable for all ages.
charity. comedy. family. live music. opera. play. poetry. storytelling.
By Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters—sensible Elinor and hypersensitive Marianne—after their father’s sudden death leaves them financially destitute and socially vulnerable.
Set in gossipy late 18th-century England, with a fresh female voice, the play is full of humour, emotional depth, and bold theatricality. Sense and Sensibility examines our reactions, both reasonable and ridiculous, to societal pressures. When reputation is everything, how do you follow your heart?
Join Viva Theatre Company for a fast-paced, physical and thoroughly entertaining rendition of the classic novel.
The world premiere of Sense and Sensibility was produced by Bedlam (Eric Tucker, Artistic Director; Andrus Nichols, Producing Director).
Sense and Sensibility is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.
About Viva Arts and Community Group
Established in 1997, Viva produces award-winning multi-generational shows within its own theatre in Soham, Cambridgeshire, and other venues as well as at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where productions have received five-star reviews.