Talks, Readings & Spoken Word
Seed Talks: Folklore, Female Aging & The Hag
Date: Sun 26 Jul
Location: Sugar Club
The Watsons
About the event
If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife. Luckily there are plenty of potential suitors to dance with, from flirtatious Tom Musgrave to castle-owning Lord Osborne, who’s as awkward as he is rich. So far so familiar.
But there’s a problem: Jane Austen didn’t finish the story. Who will write Emma’s happy ending now? Based on her incomplete novel, this sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: What can characters do when their author abandons them?
WRITTEN BY Laura Wade | DIRECTED BY Eadaoin Fox
Upcoming dates
This event runs on several dates — pick the one that suits you.
August 2026
- Wed 19
- Thu 20
- Fri 21
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