Oh no, yet another Jane Austen adaptation – and it’s the big one, Pride and Prejudice. Good news: this play is neither redundantly slavish to nor jarringly at odds with the novel. It cleverly reinterprets the Regency tale of love and class with modern sensibilities, humour and karaoke.

Yes, hold onto your bonnets, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) has karaoke, and it works – brilliantly.

Zoe Ioannou, Amy Lehpamer and Teo Vergara in Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of). Photo © Matthew Chen

Making its debut in Glasgow in 2018, this adaptation was written by Isobel McArthur, who also directed and performed. What was intended to be a two-week season evolved into a UK tour, then an Olivier Award-winning West End season co-directed by Simon Harvey. He directs this Australian premiere production.

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is told by five female servants, who provide some earthy insights in between playing more than a dozen key characters. No surprise there’s ice then fire between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, Jane Bennet and Mr Bingley’s romance is temporarily torpedoed, Mr Wickham charms and deceives before eloping...