Rising tides and clunking dialogue overwhelm Moira Buffini’s new play; Beverley Knight and co excel in the latest jukebox musical. Plus, the joys of karaoke Jane Austen
Forget Colin Firth and his wet shirt in the BBC Pride And Prejudice. This show comes with an all-female cast and bags of attitude, in a version of the love story that s part Jane Austen, part karaoke night.
PATRICK MARMION: This show is the brilliant, all-female brainchild of Isobel McArthur, re-spinning the well-worn yarn of Jane Austen s novel, ostensibly from the point of view of the servants.