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The Watsons

Brighton Open Air Theatre, Brighton and HoveWednesday 19. August 2026 7pmFrom £16
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What happens when the writer loses the plot?Emma Watson is 19, new in town, and newly cut off by her wealthy aunt.

What happens when the writer loses the plot?Emma Watson is 19, new in town, and newly cut off by her wealthy aunt.

Sent back to the family home, she and her sisters must marry, and quickly.

Otherwise, they face poverty, spinsterhood, or worse: a lifetime trapped with their boorish brother and his dreadful wife.So far, so Austen.

But here’s the twist - Jane Austen never finished The Watsons.

Who will write Emma’s happy ending now?Brimming with wit, mischief, and a touch of theatrical magic, this sparkling play peeks under the bonnet of Austen’s world and asks: What can characters do when their author abandons them?When Jane Austen forgets the ending, the characters write it themselves.

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Dyke Road Park Dyke Road, BN3 6EH Brighton and Hove

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