Friday 19 April, 7.30pm, East Dene. £14

Eloquent, irreverent and gloriously funny, this comedy drama in the style of one of Britain’s best-loved novelists is based entirely on audience suggestion.

Performed in period costume with live cello accompaniment, Austentatious is an immersive and hilarious treat for fans of Jane Austen and improvised comedy alike.

Jane Austen famously wrote six novels – 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice – and is also understood to have written a number of lost novels, novellas, cartoons and plays. Some of these appear to have been irrevocably damaged by fire or exposure; others are believed to have been misplaced by publishers; a few may have been purposefully destroyed by Austen herself.

Most recently a collection of 576 of her short stories was found behind the bins of the Walthamstow Lidl, much to our delight. Austentatious are committed to returning this wealth of hitherto unknown riches to its rightful owners, the public.