The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
by Lauren Gunderson, Margot Melcon

Name: The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley
Brand: Lauren Gunderson
SKU: 9780822240341
Rating: 3.9 (59 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 mins19th CenturyUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesComedy

Synopsis

In this delightful companion play to Miss Bennet , authors Gunderson and Melcon once again bring Jane Austen’s beloved characters to the stage for a yuletide sequel to Pride and Prejudice .

While Miss Bennet depicted the newly wed Darcys’ Christmas gathering on the ground floor of Pemberley, The Wickhams takes audiences to the downstairs servants’ quarters for that same celebration.

Mrs. Reynolds, a no-nonsense housekeeper; Cassie, an eager new maid; and Brian, a lovesick footman, are bustling with preparations for holiday guests.

But their work is interrupted by the midnight arrival of the definitely not invited Mr. Wickham – Lydia’s rogue of a husband and Mr. Darcy’s sworn enemy.

The Wickhams is a charming holiday tale that explores the confines of class and the generosity of forgiveness.

Press Reviews

"The genius of Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, in exploring Austen’s world, is to explicitly articulate what the books more elliptically imply: for these 19th-century women, beyond security lay the more fundamental dream of liberty. This is world-class theatrical art."
— City Pages Minneapolis

"The Wickhams is as witty and wonderful as its sister play. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Gunderson and Melcon brilliantly capture the heightened idiom of Austen’s world. What makes this writing team so remarkable is the consistency of their plays’ characters with their originals in the novel. Enjoy the splendid holiday gift that is The Wickhams."
— Twin Cities Arts

"In the tradition of the source material, there is a powerful (without being overbearing) feminist message to The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley… a lovely holiday concoction: melt in your mouth, with just a touch of spice."
— Talkin' Broadway

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Brian A footman, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest, perhaps a bit arrogant.	—	—	A footman, in love with technology and inventions, sincere and earnest, perhaps a bit arrogant.
Cassie The new housemaid, a village girl, an orphan who came from less than nothing. The opportunity to work at Pemberley means security she has never had, and she takes this job very seriously. She is sometimes maybe too eager and a bit headstrong.	female	—	The new housemaid, a village girl, an orphan who came from less than nothing. The opportunity to work at Pemberley means security she has never had, and she takes this job very seriously. She is sometimes maybe too eager and a bit headstrong.
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Head and owner of Pemberley.	—	—	Head and owner of Pemberley.
Mrs. Elizabeth Darcy Mistress of Pemberley.	—	—	Mistress of Pemberley.
George Wickham Grew up at Pemberley, son of the former steward, once a soldier, has been in and out of trouble (of his own making) his whole life.	male	—	Grew up at Pemberley, son of the former steward, once a soldier, has been in and out of trouble (of his own making) his whole life.
Lydia Wickham A bright, warm and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, eloped with Wickham at 15 and is now somewhat trapped in this marriage.	—	—	A bright, warm and charming personality, if sometimes a bit much, eloped with Wickham at 15 and is now somewhat trapped in this marriage.
Mrs. Reynolds Late 50s, early 60s, the housekeeper at Pemberley, knows all and sees all, has been on staff since Darcy was a child. A mother figure to the household.	female	50s	Late 50s, early 60s, the housekeeper at Pemberley, knows all and sees all, has been on staff since Darcy was a child. A mother figure to the household.