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Bedlam’s Are the Bennet Girls Ok? Opens Off-Broadway to Divided Early Reviews

The Emily Breeze reimagining reframes Pride and Prejudice around the Bennet sisters with bold, contemporary theatrical choices.

Overview

  • The production opened October 5 at the West End Theatre in New York and is scheduled to run through October 26.
  • Reviews describe a loose, modernized send-up that minimizes Mr. Darcy and leans on contemporary language, including profanity.
  • Directed and lit by Eric Tucker, the staging casts Edoardo Benzoni in all male roles with quick changes and features period costumes by Mariah Anzaldo Hale.
  • TheaterMania praised performances by Masha Breeze (Mary), Elyse Steingold (Elizabeth), and Zuzanna Szadkowski (Mrs. Bennet) and noted original comic songs by Masha and Emily Breeze.
  • New York Stage Review and Lighting&Sound America issued harsh critiques, faulting the treatment of Austen and calling out uneasy character choices such as the portrayal of Mr. Collins.