Live Performance: 'From Chawton'

Join Jane Austen's House for a fun-filled new play by actress and writer Beckis Cooper, bringing some of Jane Austen’s best-loved characters to life!

Jane Austen has a problem. She has relocated to Chawton to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside but her lively cast of characters is causing her a lot of bother.   Come and join Mrs Elton, Mr Collins, Lydia Bennet and many more as they seek to entertain you and fight for their right to be heard in Jane’s novels.

This brand new play is written and performed by Beckis Cooper, an actress and writer making exciting work from England’s finest writers. Her ‘remarkable’ play Unversed took venues by storm last year including Shakespeare’s Birthplace; Chawton House; Lamport Hall. Other work includes an all-female Macbeth for the Tabard Theatre and Grace Notes for The Old Red Lion/King’s Head and Edinburgh Fringe. Beckis trained at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and The Drama Studio, following a degree in Literature from The University of Oxford and is represented by Macfarlane Chard Associates.

Performances take place from 12pm – 1pm and 2pm – 3pm

This event is part of the Spring Fling: Sense & Sensibility Festival at Jane Austen's House, running from 1 – 4 May 2026

Tickets: from £19.50