Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th November

£25 for all events or as individually priced

Saturday 10th November

11.00 am

Talk by Diana Shervington on Jane Austen and her times, including a visit to the Museum £5.00

Diana Shervington is a direct descendant of Jane Austen herself and is a celebrated speaker on her distant relation and her visits to Lyme Regis.

This talk will be followed by a visit to the Museum which has a rich collection of material from Jane Austen's time in Lyme Regis.

3.30 pm

Tea with Jane Austen

in the Marine Theatre

with a cream tea of scones and jam £7.50

An opportunity to take tea with the actors from the evening's production.  They will bring a taste of regency elegance in the assembly rooms.  Meet with Jane Austen herself, her sister Cassandra and gentlemen including Darcy and the Reverend Collins.  Miss Helen Coombes will be playing her own harpsichord to delight the assembled group.

7.30pm

"Jane Austen, An Elegant Portrayal" £9.00

This will be a performance by the Phoenix Theatre Company who will bring to life our well loved and prolific writer.  In addition to an account of Jane's life the performance includes readings from her letters and dramatised extracts from some of her best loved novels.

"Our audience were delighted by the performance, which was moving and realistic, bringing Jane's character to life.  A lovely performance" Jane Austen House, Chawton.

Sunday 11th November

11.00 am

Showing of the BBC film 'Persuasion' £6.00

Persuasion was Jane Austen's last completed novel before her death in July 1817.  She lodged in Lyme Regis from 1803 to 1804 and used the Cobb and the surrounding countryside for part of the setting for the novel.  The drama follows a poignant tale of lost love and second chances of happiness.

The film will be shown in our historic cinema The Regent (where you can sit in an enormously comfortable seat, with a table beside you for your morning coffee).

2.30pm

Captain Wentworth's Tour £3.50

Carl Salter, experienced tour leader in Lyme.

This guided walk around Jane Austen's Lyme Regis will be led in the character of Anne Elliot's hero, Frederick Wentworth.  Your tour will end at the Marine Theater with tea and tiffin.