Join us to tour Jane Austen's England and attend the Jane Austen Festival in Bath

Tour Jane Austen's England,
8-15 September 2013 Celebrate 200 years since Pride & Prejudice by traveling through the English countryside by private luxury coach and enjoy the glorious views of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Devon. Visit Jane Austen's House Museum and enjoy a guided tour of Chawton House Library. Stay in specially selected bed & breakfast accommodation, stroll through 'must-visit' towns of Winchester and Lacock Village. Dress up and learn some historical dances, visit a working 19th century silk mill, spend time breathing in the history of some of England's glorious buildings and gardens - Montacute House, Barrington Court, Stourhead and view some historical fashions up close at Killerton House and Bath Fashion Museum. Promenade in Regency costume at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath and attend a Costumed Regency Ball in the Bath Assembly Rooms.

Symposium on Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Friday 19 April 2013

Jane Austen Festival Australia invites you to attend a special symposium to celebrate 200 years since the publication of Pride & Prejudice on Friday 19 April 2013 at St Johns Church in Reid, Canberra.

Speakers confirmed to date:

Dr Heather Neilson, Senior Lecturer, English Program, UNSW at ADFA
Pride and Prejudice and Shakespeare

Dr Kate Mitchell, Lecturer, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Sociable Austen: Pride and Prejudice and Social Media

Ms Laura Carroll, Lecturer, School of Communication, Arts and Critical Enquiry, Latrobe University
More than a romance

Mr Tim Bullamore, Editor, Jane Austen’s Regency World, Bath, United Kingdom
In defence of Mr Wickham

Dr Gillian Dooley, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, School of Humanities, Flinders University
Music as a personal accomplishment in Pride and Prejudice

Ms Janet Lee, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Pride and Prejudice and the Elvis Impersonator … the marketing of Jane Austen

The program covers a range of topics related to the novel, including musical themes and film adaptations. Attendees will enjoy a most scrumptious afternoon tea of muffins, cakes, biscuits, quiches and tartlets, and other regency-inspired delicacies. 

Both season tickets and day tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Jane Austen Festival. Please note that there is limited seating in the venue, and tickets have been known to sell out by January.

For more information or to be included in the afternoon's activities, please contact janeaustenfestival@gmail.com

Pride & Prejudice in Ten Minutes Flat

Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art, in association with CADA Studio Productions, is pleased to present Pride and Prejudice In Ten Minutes Flat - a spoof on everything we know and love about Austen's classic novel. In a wild romp, four actors play Darcy, Wickham, Lady De Burgh, Jane, Lidia, Bingley, Mr Collins, Charlotte, Georgiana and of course, everybody's favourite, Lizzie... So expect the unexpected! Directed by Dene Kermond, and starring Leah Baulch, Nick Linehan, Martin Searles and Ylaria Rogers. Written by Tim Hehir.


Jane Austen Festival Australia, Friday 15 April 2011