Fancy some pop with your Pride and Prejudice?

Five ladies in flowing white dresses sing into microphones.

Inside the banger-laden, all-female and non-binary remix of Austen’s classic.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that you’ve never seen Jane Austen quite like this. Upcoming show Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) takes the classic and combines it with a karaoke machine, humour, fourth-wall breaks and an entire female cast.

Three cast members position themselves on three levels around a yellow couch.

A familiar story retold from below stairs

Forget the Bennets. In this version, the story is told by the under-stairs staff, the women whose names Austen never wrote down, but whose labour kept the fancy house running. 
As director Isobel McArthur puts it, “Servants are integral to love stories. You try having a whirlwind romance without clean bedding.”

But don’t worry, your favourite characters are still here. The cast slip in and out of roles, transforming from maids to Elizabeth, Darcy, Bingley and more with blink-fast costume changes as they share the story.

A lady in a pink dress sings with four backup singers all holding microphones.

A karaoke makeover

One of the show’s most unexpected twists is its use of karaoke. Not as a gimmick, but as a tool to involve and entertain the audience. Austen’s emotional beats are dialled up with pop songs that instantly capture the mood. It’s Regency romance meets your Spotify playlist.

Songs like Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain turn Darcy’s brooding pride into a delicious joke, while Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow and Young Hearts Run Free land right in the feels, offering an emotional shortcut between Austen’s characters and today’s audiences.

Together, the soundtrack turns the show into a banger-laden romp through heartbreak, bad decisions, misunderstandings and unexpected love.

Three ladies stand in a large red labelled "Jane Aust-bin" with two actors aside it.

What’s so funny?

Austen’s subtle humour is turned up to eleven in this reimagining. The dialogue is deliciously sharp and witty, poking fun at the characters you know and love.

But as much as the dialogue is funny, so is the physical comedy. Belgian actor-director Jos Houben has been directing physical comedy for over 30 years and is the physical comedy director of the show. The result is a fast-paced, laugh-inducing romp that never loses its footing.

“Comedy is speed,” says Jos Houben. “In good drama, things need to move forward.”

Two actors hold a portrait frame that an actor stands within.

The costumes

With five actors playing dozens of roles, the show uses bold, clear costume choices to keep everything easy to follow and fun to watch. Each of the Bennet sisters is colour-coded, so even as actors switch characters at lightning speed, you always know exactly who’s who. The inspiration for the colours? A picture of multicoloured cats.

Let’s be honest, we will never tire of Pride and Prejudice adaptations. The story is that beloved. This is your opportunity to see the classic romance in a way you’ve never seen, louder, funnier, sharper and unapologetically modern.

The show kicks off 16 July 2026. Book your tickets now.