

Northanger Abbey (stage version)
Jane Austen
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey for its humor and clever satire of the Gothic genre. Many find Catherine Morland to be a relatable and charming heroine, whose naivety adds to the story's charm. The book is often seen as an underappreciated gem among Austen's works, showcasing her wit and character development.
This dramatic adaptation of Jane Austen's first novel wryly dramatizes the disparity between the heroine's fantasy world of Gothic romance and mystery and the real world of England in the 1800s.
It also captures Austen's incomparable irony and acerbic comment in witty dialogue and narration.7 women, 6 men
"Francis’s wit and taste are so nicely in tune with Austen’s."
— Evening Standard
| Character |
|---|
| MR. MORLAND |
| MRS. MORLAND |
| MR. JAMES MORLAND |
| MISS CATHERINE MORLAND |
| MRS. ALLEN |
| MRS. THORPE |
| MR. JOHN THORPE |
| MISS ISABELLA THORPE |
| GENERAL TILNEY |
| CAPTAIN FREDERICK TILNEY |
| MR. HENRY TILNEY |
| MISS ELEANOR TILNEY |
| ANNETTE |
| MONTONI |
| COUNT DE VEREZA |
| DIMITY O’FLYNNE |
| SERVANTS |
| GOTHIC CHARACTERS |
Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is a adaptation play written by Matthew Francis and published by Samuel French in London (1997).
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