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From the director who brought you our Webby Award Honouree audiobook podcast production of Pride and Prejudice comes our latest Jane Austen adaption. Our not-for-profit community at Ballarat National Theatre is excited to share Persuasion like you’ve never heard it before, with twenty actors bringing the characters to life, ambient sounds setting the scene and original music compositions to capture your heart and connect you to Austen’s own words. Join us each week as we release new chapters....
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Duty to one’s family and to one’s heart is on the line as final declarations of intent and love are made. A letter slipped covertly into a palm features a renewed declaration of constant, undying love. Air is cleared and the pride that kept lovers apart is thrown away; both parties feel that in finding their way to each other, they are happier than they deserve. Lady Russell comes to terms with Anne choosing for herself whilst Elizabeth’s remains on the marriage market. Mrs Clay’s designs on ...
Anne is visited by the man Mrs Smith revealed as the source of her husband’s demise and determines that she can no longer entertain his company. Her sister, Mary and her husband Charles arrive for a surprise visit and the impending marriage of friends, a true love match, is admired, particularly the support of the parents in promoting happiness over personal ambition. The group argue over where to go in the evening and despite Anne vocalising her wish to attend a play, it is decided that they...
We're nominated in the Webby Awards and you can vote for us until April 17. Find out how here: https://bnt.org.au/news Following the opera, Anne visits her childhood friend, Mrs Smith, who has already heard reports of the evening and is eager to hear Anne’s version of events. Mrs Smith believes Anne to be in love and seeks assurance that despite her soon to be raising in rank that Anne will not forget her. Anne’s confusion leads Mrs Smith to reveal her previous connections with the source of...
Bath is a buzz with the gossip of an impending proposal, but the future bride appears unaware, instead being focused on the arrival of her past paramour. Anne’s family continues to make social faux pas by ignoring the newly arrived Captain Wentworth, in a reigniting of conditions that caused Anne to break their engagement eight years prior. Mrs Smith has heard the gossip around town and cryptically comments to Anne on her perception of the impact on their renewed friendship. Italian Opera pro...
Anne’s time in Bath is improved by the discovery that an old school friend, Mrs Smith (nee Hamilton), lives in town, however, she is shocked at her old friend’s living situation, a consequence of extravagance and the early death of her husband. Despite her lower station in life, Anne chooses to regularly visit her friend, eschewing more socially acceptable invitations, much to the chagrin of her social climbing family. Lady Russell forms an opinion of Mr Elliot’s intentions yet Anne remains u...