The Watsons
by Laura Wade

Name: The Watsons
Brand: Laura Wade
SKU: 9781786826381
Rating: 3.94 (94 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

British Adaptation Historical

What readers are saying

Readers generally find the play to be an entertaining and clever adaptation of Jane Austen's unfinished work. Many appreciate the character development and humor, while some enjoy the modern twists and meta elements incorporated into the narrative. However, a few express concerns about character consistency and personal story preferences.

Clever adaptation of Austen's workWell-crafted charactersHumorous and engagingDelightfully modern twistsInconsistent characterisationSome prefer traditional endings

Synopsis

What happens when the writer loses the plot?

Emma Watson is nineteen and new in town.

She's been cut off by her rich aunt and dumped back in the family home.

Emma and her sisters must marry, fast.

If not, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: an eternity with their boorish brother and his awful wife.

Luckily there are plenty of potential suitors to dance with, from flirtatious Tom Musgrave to castle-owning Lord Osborne, who's as awkward as he is rich.

So far so familiar.

But there's a problem: Jane Austen didn't finish the story.

Who will write Emma's happy ending now?

Based on her incomplete novel, this sparklingly witty play looks under the bonnet of Jane Austen and asks: what can characters do when their author abandons them?