Austentatious – An Improvised Jane Austen Novel announces new UK tour dates

Hilarious improv show Austentatious has announced new UK tour dates for 2025.

For those unfamiliar with the BBC Radio 4 programme, the show improvises a Jane Austen novel every night. Inspired entirely by a title from the audience and performed in period costume with live musical accompaniment, it’s a riotous, razor-sharp show where swooning is guaranteed.

New dates for 2025 include: York Grand Opera House (5–6 September), Birmingham Symphony Hall (13 September), Brighton Theatre Royal (21 September), Torquay Princess Theatre (4 October), Poole Lighthouse (24 October) and Oxford New Theatre (25 October).

Previously announced UK tour dates include: Norwich Theatre Royal (6 April 2025), Buxton Opera House (3 May 2025), Assembly Theatre, Tunbridge Wells (9 May 2025), The Lowry, Salford (11 May 2025), Theatre Royal, Winchester (31 May – 1 June 2025), Forum Theatre, Bath (6 June 2025), De Montfort Hall, Leicester (7 June 2025), Thorington Theatre, Suffolk (4–5 July 2025).

The show also runs at the Vaudeville Theatre in London’s West End on selected Monday nights.

The production features a revolving cast including numerous, award-winning TV and radio performers, such as Rachel Parris (BBC’s The Mash Report, Live at the Apollo), Cariad Lloyd (BBC’s QI, Inside No.9, Griefcast, The Witchfinder), Joseph Morpurgo (Radio 4, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee), Graham Dickson (BBC’s The Witchfinder, Netflix’s After Life) and more.

This year marks Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, celebrating one of the UK’s most renowned literary figures, whose work has been endlessly adapted for stage, television, and film. Her novels—continuously reimagined and the inspiration for numerous shows (including current West End productions Clueless The Musical & Austenland), her novels—including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma—continue to enthral audiences worldwide.

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