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An Evening with Mr Wickham! Adrian Lukis and Caroline Langrishe entertain.

Last night we were treated to a delicious evening's entertainment from two of our wonderful British actors at the Jane Austen Festival . Adrian Lukis (who is a very well-known and loved actor in the UK -  he played Mr Wickham in the classic 1995 Pride and Prejudice adaptation )  and Caroline Langrishe (who is well-known for her roles in Judge John Deed, Lovejoy and Sharpe) entertained us with a selection of duologues - some of the most memorable scenes from Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion and of course,  Pride and Prejudice. My personal favourites were the scenes from Persuasion - beautiful! They were absolutely brilliant and brought all of the characters to life - it's always wonderful to hear Austen performed 'out loud' and the audience lapped it up - the room echoed to the sounds of their laughter!   Caroline Langrishe and Adrian Lukis performing Austen duologues - Jane Austen Festival I was very lucky to meet Adrian and Caroline w...