Chichester Festival Theatre

Bitter rivals. Buried secrets. A love to die fo

1927. Constance is a very unhappy woman. “Nonsense” says her mother, “she eats well, sleeps well, dresses well and she’s losing weight. No woman can be unhappy in those circumstances.”

 A chilling mystery unfolds when a young actress suddenly dies on stage during a performance,

A fading actress. A restless writer. A family’s country estate simmering with desire, ambition and regret.

"I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." - So said Jane Austen of Emma, and this is a High-spirited production that shimmers with mischievous humour... of which she would surely have approved