18/06/2017
The world premiere of an incredible lost Jane Austen novel, full of wit, flirtation and dastardly behaviour - and cooked up completely on the spot by the UK's finest improv troupe.
The world premiere of an incredible lost Jane Austen novel, full of wit, flirtation and dastardly behaviour - and cooked up completely on the spot by the UK's finest improv troupe.
All the cast know is that they will perform a story in the style of Jane Austen, based on a title suggested by the studio audience. Be prepared for anything from Strictly Come Darcy to Mansfield Shark.
Austentatious are Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Graham Dickson, Charlotte Gittins, Cariad Lloyd, Joseph Morpurgo, Andrew Hunter Murray, Rachel Parris and Daniel Nils Roberts, with violin by Oliver Izod.
Produced by Jon Harvey
A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4
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A Cad and Bounder
The opening scenes of a lost Jane Austen novel, cooked up by this dandy improv troupe.
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Is Improv having "a moment"?
Cariad Lloyd talks to some of the Austentatious cast about the revival of improvisation.
Broadcasts
Sun 18 Jun 201719:15BBC Radio 4- Fri 23 Jun 201707:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 23 Jun 201717:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 23 Jun 201722:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 24 Jun 201705:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 20 Aug 201918:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 27 Aug 201907:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 27 Aug 201917:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 27 Aug 201922:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 28 Aug 201905:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
Featured in the Comedy of the Week Podcast
Presented by Cariad Lloyd.
