
PERFORMER
LAURA ALDOUS
In the plush ballrooms of high society, Mrs Bennet sees too well the value of a strategic union. But her five daughters all have ambitions of their own. Jane and Elizabeth want to marry for love (whatever that means). Mary’s stuck in a goth phase, Lydia’s hot for the local militia, and Kitty is... well, we don't need to talk about Kitty. With the cost of living rising, and Mr Bennet played by a potted monstera, how will the Bennet family hold onto their precarious position on the property ladder?
Addressing the concerns of a generation staring down the barrel of intense economic and environmental hardship, Pride and Prejudice questions the function of ‘Love’ in the twenty-first century. As the popularity of period drama soars and dreams of homeownership plummet, does love (and marriage) become a means to an end? Or, in a world where individuals are defined by their asset portfolio, is love our collective salvation? In this searing satire on polite society, Bloomshed attempts to deliver the rom com’s most prized outcome: the happy ever after.
PERFORMER
LAURA ALDOUS
PERFORMER
ELIZABETH BRENNAN
PERFORMER
SYD BRISBANE
PERFORMER
EMILY CARR
PERFORMER
JAMES JACKSON
PERFORMER
ANNA LOUEY
PERFORMER
JAMES MALCHER
PERFORMER
LAUREN SWAIN
SET DESIGNER
SAVANNA WEGMAN
COSTUME DESIGNER
SAMANTHA HASTINGS
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JOHN COLLOPY
SOUND DESIGNER
JUSTIN GARDAM
DRAMATURG
EMILY O’CONNOR
STAGE MANAGER
JACINTA ANDERSON
Previews
In Season
Time to Talk
90 minutes, no interval
This production contains strong coarse language, sexual references, smoke and haze effects, flashing lights, loud noises and a prop gun. The show also contains mentions of colonisation and stolen land.
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Aural Rating: 50% – this production has both sound and visual components, but sight isn’t essential to be able to engage with the event.
Visual Rating 50% – includes dialogue and background music or sounds, so Deaf and hard of hearing audiences can have some engagement with the event.
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Pride and Prejudice was originally presented through the Darebin Arts Speakeasy program.