Persuasion
by Jane Austen
Adapted by Tim Luscombe
Directed by Trudy Ritchie
Season: 29th June - 17th August 2019
Preview night 28th June
Friday and Saturday nights at 7.30pm
Sunday matinée at 4.30pm
Running Time: 2hrs 15mins, including a 20 min interval
Persuasion is a story of a love diverted. Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth fall deeply in love, and yet their happiness is thwarted when Anne is persuaded by another to decline his offer of marriage. An entire war and 8 years of time separate them, when once again they are reintroduced...
This production of Persuasion will be a traditional text transported to an ethereal set that allows the story to move through different locations and time.
| Production | |
| Director | Trudy Ritchie |
| Assistant Director | Tom Massey |
| Costume Design | Susan Carveth |
| Lighting and Sound Design | Mehran Mortezaei |
| Crew | |
| Stage Manager | Hannah Dunwell |
| Lighting and Sound Operation | Ian Whalan |
| Cast | |
| Anne Elliot | Rose Treloar |
| Frederick Wentworth | Kendall Drury |
| Louisa Musgrove | Charlotte Robertson |
| Mary Musgrove Mrs Smith | Angela Johnston |
| Charles Musgrove | Nick Fitzsimmons |
| Elizabeth Elliot Mrs Harville | Natasha McDonald |
| Mr William Elliot Mr Harville | Vitas Varnas |
| Mr Benwick | Elias Parker |
| Sir Walter Elliot | Tom Massey |
| Lady Russell | Jodie Sibley |
| Mrs Clay Mrs Croft | Catherine Waters |
| Admiral Croft | Rod Stewart |
An amateur production by arrangement with ORiGiNTM Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French Ltd