Pride and Prejudice – An Adaptation in Words and Music is presented in two parts – “a musical introduction” in Act I, followed by “a musical reading” in Act II, featuring the narration of an abridged version of Jane Austen’s famous novel, intertwined with music by Carl Davis.

The one-hour theatrical retelling of Pride and Prejudice, appearing here after the interval, was first staged in the UK in 2017 to celebrate the bicentenary of Austen’s death, with Hayley Mills as the narrator.

Nadine Garner with Melvyn Tan and Madeleine Easton in Pride and Prejudice – An Adaptation in Words and Music. Photo © Robert Catto

Nadine Garner narrates it here, accompanied by internationally acclaimed musicians Melvyn Tan on piano and Madeleine Easton on violin – and what a delight it is, one that Austen fans are sure to relish!

Pride and Prejudice was published anonymously in 1813, but written between 1796 and 1797. The adaptation by English writer Gill Hornby, who has penned several books about Austen, is a clever edit driven (naturally) by the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy, with the other complications and sub-plots briefly referred...