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| Austentatious | |
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| An Improvised Jane Austen Novel | |
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| Setting | Home Counties, England |
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| Premiere | 2011: West End of London |
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| Awards | 2014 Chortle Award for Best Character, Improv or Sketch Act |
Austentatious (An Improvised Jane Austen Novel) is a long-form improvised comedy show, in the style of a Jane Austen novel, where each show is improvised by a six-strong cast, based on a title suggested by a member of the audience. Beginning in 2011 in London,[1] the original cast members took the show to the Edinburgh Festival Free Fringe in the summer of 2012. Following their initial success, they began performing a monthly show in London, transferring to the West End in 2017, and have since performed on BBC Radio 4, on tour, and at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Since November 2022, Austentatious has been performed weekly at the Arts Theatre in the West End. After a winter break over December 2022, the Monday evening performances resumed in February 2023 and ran until December 2023.
The show has since announced a renewed residency at the Arts Theatre, starting in late January 2024, scheduled until late July 2024.
The show also appeared at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre on 16 July 2023, and at McEwan Hall as part of the Fringe Festival from 5 to 13 August 2023.[2][3]
- ^ Fane Saunders, Tristram (November 2017). "The Beatles of Comedy". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Banana, Giant (27 April 2016). "London". Austentatious. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Banana, Giant (27 April 2016). "Tour". Austentatious. Retrieved 7 June 2023.