Sense and Sensibility

LIGHTS UP PODCAST Cait interviews Emma (Elinor) , Olivia (Marianne) and Isabella (Margaret) to introduce the wonderful new production from the Putney Theatre Company: Sense & Sensibility, Jane Austen's classic, adapted by Jessica Swale and directed by Ben Clare. In case you don't know, here's an outline of the ageless story. When their wealthy half-brother cheats them of their fortune, the penniless Dashwood sisters are forced to leave the comforts of Norland Park and relocate to chilly Barton Cottage in Devonshire. Eminently sensible Elinor pines for the kind-hearted Edward Ferrars, but the impulsive Marianne loses herself in the idea of her hero on horseback. When handsome stranger John Willoughby arrives one day with a rain-drenched Marianne in his arms, the sisters are convinced that their fortunes are changed forever. In Jessica Swale’s delightful adaptation of Austen’s dearly-loved classic, we follow the fortunes of Elinor and Marianne as they chase their dreams from Devonshire to London and back. CAST Elinor Dashwood: Emma Bugg Marianne Dashwood: Olivia Jackson Margaret Dashwood: Isabella Walsh-Whitfield Mrs Dashwood: Enid Gayle Edward/Robert Ferrars: Josh Mallalieu Willoughby: Jamie Cameron Colonel Brandon: Alexsei Toshev Mrs Jennings: Sarah Kitchen Sir John: Perry Kitchen Fanny Dashwood: Emily Thomas John Dashwood: Pascal Orzabal Lucy Steele: Meg Christmas Mrs Palmer: Lois Savill Mr Palmer: Hubert MacGreevy Sophia Grey: Helen Wood CREATIVE TEAM Director: Ben Clare Assistant Director: Cait Hart Dyke Production Manager: Lyndall Brown 20–24th June 2023 Ticket link: https://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk/event-5177715 (click on the calendar date for tickets) Box office hours: 020 8788 6943 Artistic Directors: Barney and Cait Hart Dyke.  Podcast Editor and Sound Designer: Nick Wells.  Music is 'At the Tropicana' by Chalalatas, license courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Elements Recorded at the Putney Arts Theatre and The Kitchen's rehearsal studio. The Putney Theatre Company at The South West End! See us online – putneytheatrecompany.org.uk

Added 30 Aug 2026