Pride and Prejudice, 200 Year Anniversary!

A Spotlight student recently pointed out in class the similarities between Shakespeare's The Tempest and The Forbidden Planet. I've always thought that Pride and Prejudice shows quite marked plot and thematic similarities to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Both stories revolve around the courtship of two couples, one couple naive and besotted with each other (Hero-Claudio and Jane-Bingley) and the other who start out extremely disdainful of each other but gradually grow to see each other's qualities and fall in love by the end (Beatrice-Benedick and Elizabeth-Darcy).

Last year, the Spotlight Performers presented their own adaptation of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, which just happens to have celebrated it's 200 year anniversary:



Here is a slideshow of the Spotlight's in their performance from May 10 & 11, 2012.  You can also visit us on Flickr to view the 700+ photos of the remarkable play!