It is a truth universally acknowledged that the highlight of my Saturday night is normally watching Strictly Come Dancing with chicken and chips. This week, however, it was a different story. My family and I went to watch Austentatious, a hilarious showcase of improvised comedy in the style of the much loved Jane Austen classics. For my 19th birthday, my Uncle gave me a beautiful collection of the complete works of Austen. The books have fabric spines of deep maroon, and a delicate floral pattern on each cover that would rival the William Morris wallpaper in any National Trust bedroom. Despite their beauty, I am afraid that I have now realised that the set is incomplete...It is lacking the story entitled The Good, The Bad and The Beastly, nowhere does the character of Nigella Nincomponumparp feature, and the sporting craze of javelin throwing in the 1800s is entirely overlooked! As we walked in to the regal and warmly lit Town Hall, a violinist played beautiful music and everything felt and looked very much the part. It made me wish all the more that I could live in an Austen novel, even just for a day! We were asked to note down a made up book title, which was then put into a hat. Tonight, as with every night, the talented Austentatious cast of six randomly picked one to perform for us. This evening’s fragrant delight was titled An Odour Most Foul. The newly discovered novel’s debut show (and simultaneously its final performance) was a wonderful success. The actors’ wit and quick-thinking were incredible and the whole room was in stitches. Here are a few lines which were some of my personal favourites...They say ignorance is bliss, so I will leave you without added context! “I judge a man by his breeches and yours are brown. What’s your name?” “My name’s Green.” “Don’t blame me, God wrote it!” “A duck does sound strange if you thrust a javelin through its face.” It was a Saturday night wonderfully well spent...although it does mean that I am now behind on Strictly, so no spoilers in the comments section please!
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