Everybody Loves Henry
Alert Janeite (and dedicated member of Team Tilney) Kelley B. sent us an article from the Salisbury Journal about Tim Luscombe, who adapted Northanger Abbey for the stage and is directing the production in Salisbury from September 6-29 and then make a national tour.
“My starting point is that I absolutely love it. Northanger Abbey is my very favourite Jane Austen book and it is a short novel. I just love Henry Tilney – people do.”
That might be the understatement of the century.
“He is so very wise,” says Tim. “Always ready to forgive other people. He has every right to be furious with Catherine, but ends up forgiving her, and teaching her to use her imagination in a more sensible way.”
*siiiiiigh* …. what were we talking about again?
The Gothic theme of the play will also be reflected in the lighting design, which will be in the style of the 19th- century German romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, who used sepia ink to achieve his distinctive and striking images.
Sounds like fun! If you get to go, don’t forget to tell us about it.
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