Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

'Frankly sensational... the shocking truth of Isobel McArthur's smart, riotously funny five-woman adaptation is how faithful it is to Austen while being gloriously entertaining'

'This sweary, anarchic reboot of Pride and Prejudice, in which an all-female cast of five play all of the characters, pretty much nails it. It's a joy whether you're a paid-up Janeite or not... brilliantly blunt and wears its feminism on its sleeve. And… it's got KARAOKE, employed to excellent effect as a modern twist on Austen's social commentary... a deep affection for the source material is never in doubt... Teachers will go down in history for taking their students to see this... It's the kind of warm, big-hearted show the West End needs'

'An awful lot of fun, a naughty-but-nice celebration of Austen's classic'

'Isobel McArthur's roistering all-female pop musical adaptation remains unexpectedly true to the novel's familiar twin themes of hidden passions and economic hardships... There are laughs aplenty, both period and modern, as the cast exchange roles and genders at break-neck speed... It would have won the approval of Austen herself'

'A raucous and transgressive, yet surprisingly faithful, adaptation... the gags are plentiful'

'A total blast of hilarity from start to finish... sticks faithfully to Austen's brilliant story while opening it up into a riot of fun, colour and mischief-making. It is dramatic re-invention at its most enjoyable and if Austen aficionados don't enjoy it just as much as Austen virgins, I'll eat my pink Regency bonnet'

'Unfettered joy from start to finish'

'Laugh out-loud funny, with sudden bursts of un-lady-like swearing too; Austen's foible-alert wit and emotionally astute reading of her characters are at once counterpointed and impeccably served... I doubt Jane Austen is turning in her grave. In fact I suspect she'd wish that she were there'

'Clever, funny, feminist, and not even shy, in the end, of a few powerful moments of true romance'