17 September – 11 OCTOBER 2025
Rose Theatre, kINGSTON upon thames
This 'downright hysterical' (London Standard) new adaptation of Jane Austen's classic rom-com swaps drawing room duets for dance floor-fillers, taking audiences on a ride of matchmaking and mischief that ignites laughter and warms the heart.
Emma Woodhouse thinks she has it all figured out.
Fresh from Oxford University and back in her hometown for the summer, Emma is ready to do what she does best: sort out everyone else’s lives, whether they like it or not.
Her closest friend Harriet is a total dating disaster, her father keeps disappearing on mysterious errands, and George Knightley refuses to stop pointing out the flaws in her flawless plans. But Emma knows best… right?
Emma Woodhouse - Amelia Kenworthy
George Knightley - Kit Young
Mr. Woodhouse - Nigel Lindsay
Professor Taylor / Mrs. Bates - Lucy Benjamin
Rob Martin - Josh Bilyard
Isabella Woodhouse - Jessica Brindle
Elton / Posh Boy / Vicar - Bobby Lockwood
Harriet Smith - Sofia Oxenham
John Knightley - Adrian Richards
Writer - Ava Pickett
Director - Christopher Haydon
Set & Costume Designer - Lily Arnold
Movement Director - Kloé Dean
Lighting Designer - Philip Gladwell
Composer & Sound Designer - Kieran Lucas
Fight & Intimacy Director - Haruka Kuroda
Casting Director - Juliet Horsley CDG
★★★★★
Riotously funny. Writing of the highest quality, beautifully directed. Jane Austen would be proud,
WHATSONSTAGE
★★★★
A rip roaring modern update. Great fun made into something really special by Amelia Kenworthy’s phenomenal comic performance in the title role.
TIMEOUT
★★★★
Take tissues to mop the tears of laughter
REVIEWS HUB
★★★★★
Some of the best writing I have ever encountered
Theatre & tonic
★★★★★
If I loved it less I might be able to talk about it even more
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