Austentatious
- Improv group
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Interview: Austentatious (People's Choice Improv Award)
In total 1,386 people voted and they chose Austentatious: The Improvised Novel, for their choice for Show of the Year. I spoke to Rachel Parris about the show and being part of such a prestigious improv show.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 29th December 2019Austentatious review
A hit & miss 90 minutes of improv comedy - but the hits are worth the misses.
To Do List, 3rd March 2019Review: Austentatious at Fortune Theatre
"Is Guildford even in Surrey?!" This line, roared at the crowd, has surely never been met with such an explosion of laughter from a captivated audience as it did halfway through Austentatious, but that's part of the genius of this improv group.
Dan Struthers, The Upcoming, 26th February 2019Austentatious review
Knocking the staid reputation Austen never really deserved out of the Mansfield Park with decorum and delight.
Victoria Nangle, The Latest, 24th September 2018DVD Review: Austentatious
It's all immensely warm and likeable, those expecting anything particularly unusual will come away disappointed but then that's not the idea really, this is taking the concept of Austen's witty studies of England and playing around with them in a joyously silly fashion.
Comedy To Watch, 20th September 2018Austentatious extends West End run, transfers to Savoy
Austentatious: The Improvised Jane Austen Novel will extend its run in London's West End with three performances announced at the Savoy Theatre following this month's date at Piccadilly Theatre.
Theatre Weekly, 7th February 2018GriefCast Interview: Cariad Lloyd
Cariad Lloyd is a comedy writer and performer, a part of comedy sketch group Austentatious and also creator of the GriefCast podcast. GriefCast has been running since 2016, with each episode featuring a different comic who, like Cariad, has lost someone close to them.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 22nd January 2018Austentatious review
Austentatious returns to the London stage, as we watch the cast tackle another long-lost Jane Austen classic - 'We Need to Talk About Emma'. Improvising entire novels based on audience suggestions, the cast aims to make the narrative fit within Austen's distinct style, largely to success.
Dovydas Laurinaitis, The National Student, 12th December 2017Austentatious at Piccadilly Theatre review
Uplifting and uproariously funny, Austentatious is a celebration of the real spirit of acting, with the gifted cast giving improvisation an excellent name.
Mersa Auda, The Upcoming, 6th December 2017Andrew Hunter Murray on the history of Austentatious
The cult comedy troupe bringing Jane Austen's 'lost works' to the West End.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 30th November 2017