AUSTEN FOUND
AUSTEN FOUND – THE UNDISCOVERED MUSICALS OF JANE AUSTEN
Addicted to Darcy? Lost all Sense and Sensibility? Bonkers for Big Balls? Well put down your cross-stitching and join Penny Ashton, Lori Dungey and Greg Ward, as they swoon, romp, and pianoforte their way through an entirely improvised Austenian Musical. Charming suitors, meddlesome mothers, tight breeches and surprisingly well-educated girls will all paint a vivid picture in song, dance and passionate handholding. All dialogue, song music and lyrics are made up on the spot to delight the audience with some Regency Rompings.
TOURING AUCKLANDSHIRE IN DECEMBER 2025 TO CELEBRATE JANE AUSTEN’S 250TH BIRTHDAY!
Artworks – Waiheke Island – December 11th – 7.30 PM
The Vic – Devonport – December 12th – 7.30PM
https://www.thevic.co.nz/movie/austen-found
Harrington Theatre, 2 Harrington Avenue – Pukekohe – December 13th – 7.30PM
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/dec/austen-found-pukekohe
Harelquin Theatre, 563 Pakuranga Rd – Howick – December 14th – 4PM
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/dec/austen-found-howick
TAPAC, Motions Rd – Western Springs – December 16th (Austen’s 250th) – 7.30PM
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2025/dec/austen-found-tapac
“Penny Ashton and Lory Dungey – two excellent improvisers – work their magic…” Dominion Post
“Jane Austen would be rolling in her grave…with delight” Rip It Up Adelaide
“…seamless mastery of genre and skills.” Theatreview
“…an engaging entertainment full of fun and frivolity.” NZ Herald
“What I did not prepare myself for was just how outstanding the production would be. In all honesty I am still in some disbelief that the several players on stage improvised such brilliance on the spot.” NZ Entertainment Podcast
