Sense And Sensibility

When their wealthy half-brother cheats them out of their fortune, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood are left penniless. They are forced to leave the comfort of Norland Park and relocate to chilly Barton Cottage in Devonshire.

But when John Willoughby, a handsome stranger, arrives one day with a rain-drenched Marianne in his arms, the sisters are convinced that their fortunes are changed forever.

Eminently sensible Elinor pines for the quiet, kind-hearted Edward Ferrars, but the impulsive Marianne loses herself in the idea of her hero on horseback, and for a girl who feasts on poetry and music, what else is there to do in Devon but dream of rescue?

In Jessica Swale's delightful adaptation of Austen's dearly loved classic, follow the fortunes of Elinor and Marianne as they chase their dreams from Devonshire to London and back.

Jessica Swale is a talented young playwright who was commissioned by the Watermill Theatre to write this clever adaptation.