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.

Nov
21
Wed
Austentatious: An improvised Jane Austen novel @ The Wheatsheaf
Nov 21 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

 

Austentatious perform regularly across London, UK. 

Reserve seats in advance by emailing  austenimpro@gmail.com

Dec
5
Wed
Austentatious: An improvised Jane Austen novel @ The Wheatsheaf
Dec 5 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

 

Austentatious perform regularly across London, UK. 

Reserve seats in advance by emailing  austenimpro@gmail.com

Dec
10
Mon
Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel @ Leicester Square Theatre
Dec 10 @ 12:30 am – 2:30 am
Dec
14
Fri
Pride and Prejudice – the Panto @ White Bear Theatre
Dec 14 – Dec 17 all-day

Presented by the By Jove Theatre “The classic Jane Austen tale of passion, scandal and wet shirts leaps off the page into the absurd world of pantomime, resulting in an evening of raucous entertainment and riotous fun.” Preforming at the White Bear Theatre.

Performance Dates:
14th December at 7.30
15th December at 4.00 and 7.30
16th December at 5.00

Dec
19
Wed
Austentatious: An improvised Jane Austen novel @ The Wheatsheaf
Dec 19 @ 1:00 am – 3:00 am

 

Austentatious perform regularly across London, UK. 

Reserve seats in advance by emailing  austenimpro@gmail.com

Feb
16
Sat
Jane Austen’s Men @ Institute of English Studies, University of London, Senate House
Feb 16 – Feb 17 all-day

The Institute of English Studies School of Advanced Study University of London will be hosting a one day conference on Jane Austen’s Men.

Speakers:

‘The armed forces’: Alan Turton (formerly Custodian, Basing House)

‘Jane Austen and the male mind’: Professor Richard Jenkyns (Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford)

‘Jane Austen’s clergymen’: Gavin Turner (formerly Chairman, Jane Austen Bath and Bristol Group)

‘Jane Austen’s men: the marriage market and the changing fortunes of the landed class’: Dr Robert Clark (Editor, The Literary Encyclopedia, formerly UEA).

*Please make cheques payable to “University of London”.  Please register by Monday 11 February 2013.

 

Feb
23
Sat
Book ‘Em NC Book Festival @ Robeson Community College
Feb 23 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Regina Jeffers will be in attendance for book sales, signing, and greeting readers.

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)