Penny Ashton: "It wasn’t until I saw Sense and Sensibility in London that I got the appeal of Austen." They seem to be all about people burning to death in attics; I’ve always preferred Jane Austen. Is it true that you didn’t like Jane Austen when you were initially introduced to her novels at high school in Christchurch? Have you found through doing these shows, and particularly Jane Austen, it makes you even more feminist? What’s the connection between your family and Jane Austen?

Source: Stuff June 26, 2024 18:56 UTC