ADAPTED into a fast-moving carefully constructed play by Brian Burton, Pride and Prejudice is coming to a Worcestershire stage next month.

Players from Worcester Swan Theatre Amateur Company will present the classic story from Jane Austen under the direction of Tim Crow from Tuesday to Saturday, May 5 to 9, at the Swan Theatre, in Worcester.

This well-loved story, a romantic comedy follows the lives of the Bennets, a 19th century couple who are much concerned with finding husbands for their daughters Lizzie, Jane, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Mrs Bennett, for whom the marriage of her daughters has become an obsession, is ecstatic when a rich young man, Charles Bingley, takes an estate near their Hertfordshire home and pays court to Jane, the prettiest and sweetest-tempered of her girls. Bingley fails to follow up his interest and Jane lapses into heartsickness. When Lizzie discovers that Mr Darcy and his sister have engineered Mr Bingley’s removal from the scene, her hatred of him knows no bounds.

This production stars Lizzie Crow, local radio presenter, as Lizzie Bennet, and Chris Read, Drama and Film graduate, as Mr Darcy. The company includes some very experienced actors from the company along with some newcomers. Timothy Crow directs this exciting production.

Tickets for the shows cost £10, o £8 for concessions, and are availablr from the Box Office on 01905 611427 or by visiting worcesterlive.co.uk.