Events

This events calendar is meant to socially enrich our DJABC community wherever members may find themselves. We will gladly share any Jane Austen related event here. We may also share events that may appeal to darker interests as we see fit.

*Any events where times were not specifically listed are shown to be all-day; however, this is only a default setting.

Please, contact us with information you would like to see at least two weeks in advance.

Sep
16
Sun
Octavarius: Stone Cold Jane Austen @ The ComedySportz Theatre
Sep 16 @ 11:00 pm – Sep 17 @ 12:00 am

 

A live comedy performance by Octavarius in which the mystery as to why Jane never married is revealed. 

Sep
21
Fri
Jane Austen’s Persuasion @ Zion Theatre Company
Sep 21 @ 11:30 pm – Sep 23 @ 1:00 am

 

Zion Theatre Company presents Jane Austen’s Persuasion at The Off Broadway Theatre

See Zion Theatre Company website for more information.

Oct
27
Sat
Jane Austen Day @ Glenn Eyrie Castle
Oct 27 @ 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Nov
16
Fri
Anna Karenina @ in theaters
Nov 16 – Nov 17 all-day

US release date, check your local listings.

Staring Keira Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Johnson. Directed by Joe Wright. Screenplay by Tom Stoppard. Based on the novel by Leo Tolstoy.

Jul
11
Thu
‘The Locations of Austen’ Interdisciplinary Converence @ University of Hertfordshire
Jul 11 – Jul 14 all-day

To celebrate the bicentenary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, set in Hertfordshire, the University of Hertfordshire is hosting an interdisciplinary conference to consider the ‘locations of Austen’.

Invited speakers attending this conference include:
Robert Clark (University of East Anglia)
Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace (Boston College)
James Thompson (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Emma Clery (University of Southampton)

Jan
31
Fri
Jane Austen’s Persuasion @ Pavilion Dance South West
Jan 31 @ 12:30 am – Feb 2 @ 2:00 am

The School of Performance at the Arts University Bournemouth will be presenting a brand new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, at the Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, UK.

Aug
1
Fri
Jane Austen’s Persuasion @ Chamber Opera Chicago
Aug 1 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Chamber Opera Chicago presents an original Adaptation by Barbara Landis, with music from Jane Austen’s manuscripts: Jane Austen’s Persuasion.

Feb
5
Fri
Pride & Prejudice & Zombies in theaters
Feb 5 all-day

prideprejudicesmall1The undead are quite an inconvenience when finding an ideal match for marriage is difficult enough. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will never be the same. Meet our beloved obstinate, headstrong Elizabeth Bennet, now with kickass skills to put to rest the restless. All our dark and terrible dreams finally come true this February 5 with the release of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!

Check out the trailer for Pride & Prejudice & Zombies!