Between 7 and 30 April 2022, Jeff James‘ production of Persuasion is taking over our beautiful Victorian Theatre. Featuring a soundtrack of Robyn, Lizzo, Dua Lipa and Cardi B, Jane Austen’s classic romantic comedy is riotously reimagined for the twenty-first century.
Watch & read audience reactions below, and scroll for pictures of the show:
Fun, unexpected foam, techno & bikinis at Persuasion starring @Sashadfrost in magnificent (& comfier than West End) Alexandra Palace #Theatre at @Yourallypally in collab w @Rosetheatre. If you like #JaneAusten high energy & w innovative staging, this is the night out for you… pic.twitter.com/piyXTf3QLo
— Paul Waters, Blackwatertown: paperback/ebook/audio (@PaulWaters99) April 13, 2022
Went to see Persuasion adapted/directed by Jeff James at @Yourallypally last night. Was such a breath of fresh air to see genuinely bold, playful, ambitious theatre, gorgeous design, so many joyful ideas, moving, funny the works. This is theatre I want to see.
— Sam Hodges (@MrSamHodges) April 13, 2022
Persuasion at @YourAllyPally opened last night and runs till the end of the month. This contemporary adaptation of Austen’s classic novel is well worth seeing especially if you’re a fan of TikTok dances, Lyme Regis, foam parties or Dua Lipa…. pic.twitter.com/RAmF9jVqsT
— Mayor of London’s Culture team (@LDN_Culture) April 13, 2022
#Review: Persuasion at Alexandra Palace Theatre
“this adaptation from Jeff James excels due to its faithfulness to the source material” @YourAllyPallyRead More: https://t.co/BbiD9nCXBX pic.twitter.com/ck8lMIKTEJ
— Theatre Weekly (@theatre_weekly) April 13, 2022
Persuasion review: ‘A riotous, ruthlessly 21st-century Austen retelling’ 🗞️ https://t.co/vzJRgNRkW2
— Alexandra Palace (@Yourallypally) April 13, 2022
Persuasion @Yourallypally was vibrant, funny and engaging feat Dua Lipa and a bubble machine. Highly recommend.
— Francesca Duncan (@FranFDuncan) April 13, 2022
Persuasion @Yourallypally – a delightfully bonkers blend of Austen’s wit and modern madness. Great night out for #haringey #schoollibrarians @TanyaEfthymiou @klereira @HelenSwinyard pic.twitter.com/GPLDIeYKqc
— Gill Ward (@fortislibbie) April 12, 2022
Really enjoyed the play I saw this evening at @Yourallypally Theatre; Jane Austen’s Persuasion, adapted by Jeff James, with James Yeatman, with mostly Austen’s sparkling language interspersed with wacky dancing to extremely contemporary pop & foam, on an abstract rotating stage! pic.twitter.com/gHkr4AP45g
— Richard Truscott (@rtruscott) April 12, 2022
What more could you want https://t.co/LzCwGkptbn
— Alexandra Palace (@Yourallypally) April 12, 2022
@Yourallypally what an amazing production of Persuasion pic.twitter.com/LrjfSnAIqD
— Duncan Wilson (@HE_ChiefExec) April 12, 2022
At the beautiful & HUGE @Yourallypally for Persuasion. I’m feeling half persuaded already by the setting… pic.twitter.com/u1tIK6mlsU
— Paul Waters, Blackwatertown: paperback/ebook/audio (@PaulWaters99) April 12, 2022
Not sure Austen ever wrote the line “It’s not a party, it’s a gathering,” but gosh it fitted seamlessly.
— Gill Ward (@fortislibbie) April 13, 2022
Pictures © Andy Paradise