Emma (2025)

Emma (2025) is a play by Ava Pickett and is a stage adaptation of Emma by Jane Austen. It was performed at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, England. It's set in modern day Essex. The audience follows Emma as she returns home from Oxford University. (After failing her exams, shh!) This Emma comes from a working class background and is first of her family to attend university. The play opens with Emma in Regency attire before pop music breaks the scene revealing she's at a costume party. The play's production celebrates the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.