Deborah YaffeApr 16, 2018Emma, the (latest) musicalGood news for those of us who can never get enough Jane Austen adaptations: Apparently, theater professionals in London and New York are...
Deborah YaffeMar 15, 2018The Watsons on stageThe Watsons -- the novel Jane Austen began, probably in 1804, but never finished -- is a fascinating fragment. It’s bleak and wintry,...
Deborah YaffeJan 15, 2018Here we go again. . .Last month, the Washington Post drew well-earned Janeite derision when it published an article exploring the astonishing news that Jane...
Deborah YaffeOct 12, 2017P&P game-playingAusten adaptations, whether on stage, screen or fanfic page, all too often fall victim to an excess of earnestness – the bonnets, the...
Deborah YaffeSep 21, 2017The factory at workThe Jane Austen adaptation factory never seems to stop churning out fresh material. By now, the proliferating combinations and...
Deborah YaffeJul 17, 2017Six booksTomorrow marks the anniversary that we all – or, at least, all those of us who are Janeites – have been waiting for since 2017 dawned:...
Deborah YaffeMay 1, 2017Jane lies in WinchesterNow that this Austen bicentenary year is in full swing, the announcements of commemorative events pegged to the July 18 anniversary of...
Deborah YaffeJun 6, 2016Austen in bedlamA few months ago, I was lucky enough to see a very enjoyable and ingenious stage production of Sense and Sensibility, performed in New...
Deborah YaffeApr 28, 2016Austen stories on stageListening to a really good actor read aloud from a really good book is one of life’s great pleasures, not to mention my go-to strategy...