Lori Dungey and Penny Ashton will swoon, laugh, dance and pianoforte through an entirely improvised Austenian musical in Austen Found.

Expect charming suitors, meddlesome mothers, tight breeches and surprisingly well-educated girls painting a vivid picture in song, dance and passionate handholding when Austen Found: The Undiscovered Musicals of Jane Austen comes to Artworks Theatre on Thursday 11 December.

Together with musical maestro Greg Ward (Instant Broadway, Lyons & Ward), Penny Ashton and Lori Dungey will swoon, laugh, dance and pianoforte through an entirely improvised Austenian musical in what is sure to be the ball of the season. 

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