Pride and Prejudice *Sort Of Cast Announced for Tour Coming to Salisbury Playhouse

Thursday, 13 August 2026 06:00

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) by Isobel McArthur, after Jane Austen, has proved to be one of the most successful touring productions ever and is returning yet again, including a run at Salisbury Playhouse.

This new production will be directed by its writer, Isobel McArthur, winner of the Evening Standard Award and the Olivier Award, and it is unprecedented for a young female writer to jointly win these two prestigious awards.

Pride and Prejudice lands at Salisbury Playhouse on Tuesday 27th to Saturday 31st October after opening at the Chelmsford Theatre in mid-September and then embarking on a year-long tour of the UK.

The cast for this new production is; Georgia Firth (a Cheshire girl) who returns to Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) but this time in the role of Elizabeth Bennet; Eva Hope (who hails from Watford) will play Jane Bennet, and Lady Catherine de Burgh; from Beverley Roxanne Morgan (a Yorkshire lass) will play Mary Bennet, Lydia Bennet and Mr Gardiner; and from Glasgow Julia Murray will play Mrs Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Along with from London Phoebe Marshall will play Charlotte Lucas, Charles Bingley and Miss Bingley. Also joining the company as covers will be Emily Cruz, Grace Farrell and Anastasia Sims-Chin.

The show is described as a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen’s classic love story. Men, money and microphones will be fought over in this irreverent but affectionate adaptation where the stakes couldn’t be higher when it comes to romance.

The show features a string of pop classics including Young Hearts Run Free, Will You Love Me Tomorrow and You’re So Vain. It’s the 1800s. It’s party time.

Let the ruthless matchmaking begin.

Producer David Pugh said: “Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) has become one of the world's biggest successes, from touring to Canada to just triumphantly opening in Australia, and I'm delighted that this new production, which will tour the United Kingdom for the next year, is opening at the Chelmsford theatre.”

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