Diary of Events : 2009/2010
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The following events include those arranged in 2009 (and also in January 2010) by the Jane Austen Society, together with a selection of further events with a Jane Austen theme offered by other organisations.
For details of events organised by individual Branches and Groups of the Jane Austen Society throughout the UK, please select the Branches link on the left of the screen.
The one exception to the above is the Conference in Bermuda The conference is organised by the Jane Austen Society of the UK for members of both the UK Society
and the Jane Austen Society of North America. This is due to take place in May 2010.
Although the original closing date for applications (15 August) is now passed, there are still some places available. If you are interested in participating, please apply as soon as possible,
and in any event before the end of the year. Full details of this event are available from the above link. |
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Sunday 11 January and
Sunday March 15 at 10.45 am | Jane Austen's London
A guided tour of areas of London visited by Jane Austen.
Starting point: Green Park Tube Station.
Full details from the above link. (See 'From the Repertory' section.) |
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26 January to 9 April | 'On-line' Jane Austen course
The course, offered by Oxford University Continuing Education Department, aims to provide an analysis of Jane Austen's style and techniques, and a greater knowledge of the novels' context as an aid to the process of understanding and reading them.
Full details from the above link. |
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29 - 31 January | Production of Mansfield Park
Venue: Vernon Theatre, Sandy Lane, Lyndhurst, Hampshire.
Tickets: £7 Thursday; £8 Friday/Saturday. Further details from Hilary Causey on 023 8028 2729. |
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Saturday 21 February | University of Birmingham Day School : Jane Austen in the Media
Venue: Library Theatre, Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Square. Full details from the above link. |
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Saturday 28 February
at 7.30pm | Live theatre performance of Emma by Heartbreak Productions
Venue: The Drill Hall, Lower Church Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire.
Tickets (£10 or £8 concession) available from Chepstow Museum, telephone 01291 625981. |
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Wednesday 4 March to
Saturday 28 March | A new musical entitled : Austentatious
Venue: The Landor Theatre, 70 Landor Road, London SW9.
Full details via the above link. |
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25 - 28 March | Production of Pride and Prejudice
by the Colnbrook Amateur Stage Theatre
Venue: Colnbrook Village Hall, Vicarage Way, Colnbrook, Slough.
Full details from the above link. |
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May to September | Jane Austen Weekend Retreat and Study Days at Alton Abbey
with Dom Nicholas Seymour
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1 - 3 May | Weekend Retreat : Dangerous Miss Austen |
Saturday 23 May | Pride and Prejudice : Happy ever after? |
Saturday 20 June | Sense and Sensibility : Diffident Edward |
Saturday 1 August | Northanger Abbey : Catherine the great |
Saturday 29 August | Manfield Park : Serious or dull? |
Saturday 26 September | Emma : How to like the heroine
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| Study Days begin with coffee at 10 am amd end with tea at 4 pm. Please bring a packed lunch.
Eucharist is at 9 am for those who wish to attend.
Weekend guests are asked to arrive between 4.0 and 4.30 pm. Please bring your own soap and towels.
Price: £60 for weekend retreat and £15 for study days. Tickets from the Guestmaster, Alton Abbey, Beech, Alton, Hampshire GU34 4AP (Tel: 01420 562145). Further details via the above link. |
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Wednesday 6 May to
Saturday 16 May | Northanger Abbey - a theatre adaptation of Jane Austen's novel by the Black Ram Theatre Company, Norwich.
Venue: A selection of East Anglian theatres. See above link for full schedule and contact details.
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Friday 15 May at 6.30 pm | 'Undressing Mr Darcy': a presentation by History Wardrobe
Rich in historical detail and marvellously funny, this is a hugely popular presentation about the clothes of a Regency gentleman.
Venue: Chawton House Library. Tickets £20. |
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Monday 8 June to Monday
29 June (4 meetings from
10.30 am to 12.30 pm) | Short Summer Course at the University of Kent (Tonbridge)
'Balls and plays and such abominations' : the novels of Jane Austen.
Venue: University Centre, Avebury Avenue, Tonbridge.
Further details and application form from the above link. |
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Saturday 13 to
Sunday 14 June | AGM of the Alliance of Literary Societies
Venue: Best Western Academy Plaza Hotel, Dublin.
An invitation is extended to members of the Jane Austen Society to attend this event. Further details from the above link. |
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Saturday 20 to
Sunday 28 June | Jane Austen Week in Alton, Hampshire.
A full programme of events to celebrate Jane Austen's time in Chawton and Alton, including lectures, theatre, dancing and outdoor activities. Full details from the above link. |
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Friday 3 July | Dancing with Darcy : A Regency Ball with Supper
Venue: Chawton House Library. Full details from the above link. |
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Thursday 9 to
Saturday 11 July | New Directions in Austen Studies : Conference arranged by Chawton House Library and the University of Southampton.
Venue: Chawton House Library
Further details from the above link. |
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Saturday 18 July | Jane Austen Society AGM (Chawton) (including afternoon lecture by Matthew Parris).
Full details from the above link. |
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Thursday 10 to Sunday 13
September | Jane Austen Society Annual Conference.
Venue: University of Kent, Canterbury. Full details from the above link. |
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Friday 18 to Sunday 27 September | Jane Austen Festival, Bath
Full details via the above link. |
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Tuesday 6 October
from 7.30 pm | 'Dinner with Jane Austen'
Venue: The Jolly Farmer, Binsted Road, Blacknest, Alton,
Hampshire GU34 4QD.
Further details via the above link. |
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Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October at 8pm |
Performance of Jane Austen's The History of England
Venue: Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford.
Full details via the above link. |
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Sunday 18 October at 6pm |
Performance of a selection of Jane Austen's favourite music
Venue: Salisbury Playhouse, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Full details via the above link. |
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Saturday 14 November | Jane Austen Conference : 'Jane Austen's Houses - inside and outside'
Venue: Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.
Organised jointly by the Jane Austen Society and the University of Cambridge
Full details from the above link. |
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Thursday 19 November
at 2.30pm | Talk by Claire Harman, (part of the Bridport Literacy Festival) tracing the
popularity of Jane Austen and the changing status of her work in English culture.
Venue: The Bull Hotel, Bridport, Dorset.
Full details via the above link. |
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6 November to
14 March 2010 | Exhibition : A Woman's Wit - Jane Austen's Life and Legacy,.
The exhibition explores why Jane Austen and her writing continue to enthrall and inspire us nearly two hundred years after her death.
Venue: Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York.
Full details via the above link. |
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2010 |
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Friday 15 to
Sunday 17 January |
A Jane Austen Weekend
This event is designed as an informal 'house party' which includes a visit to Jane Austen's house museum at Chawton.
The talks will explore Jane Austen's life, her work and her cultural world.
Venue: The Alton House Hotel, Alton, Hampshire.
Full details via the above link. |
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