Award-winning theatre company Bloomshed brings to Canberra a bold new take on Jane Austen’s insatiable classic, Pride and Prejudice.
In the plush ballrooms of high society, Mrs Bennet sees too well the value of a strategic union. But her five daughters all have ambitions of their own. Jane and Elizabeth want to marry for love (whatever that means). Mary’s stuck in a goth phase, Lydia’s hot for the local militia, and Kitty is… well, we don’t need to talk about Kitty. With the cost of living rising, and Mr Bennet played by a potted monstera, how will the Bennet family hold onto their precarious position on the property ladder?
Addressing the concerns of a generation staring down the barrel of intense economic and environmental hardship, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ questions the function of ‘Love’ in the twenty-first century. As the popularity of period drama soars and dreams of homeownership plummet, does love (and marriage) become a means to an end? Or, in a world where individuals are defined by their asset portfolio, is love our collective salvation?
Written with their signature wit from the depths of the housing crisis, this raucous production flips the table on the Bennett sisters’ quest for love and security through a mercenary marriage.
A searing satire on polite society, Bloomshed will attempt to deliver the rom com’s most prized outcome: the happy ever after.
It’s fierce. It’s funny. It’s all about fortune.
This time, love is a high-stakes game in the cutthroat world of the upper crust.
CW has one double pass to give away to the performance on Wednesday 15 October at 7pm at Canberra Theatre. Please only enter if you are available to attend.
ENTER TO WIN
To enter, email [email protected] with ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in the subject field. Tell us your name, full contact details (including street address) and in 25 words or less, what is your favourite Jane Austen novel and why. Entries close 9am Friday 10 October 2025 and winners drawn same day. One entry per person. Entrants must be aged 18+. To enter, you must be subscribed to a Canberra Daily newsletter. Click here to subscribe.
