Pride and Prejudice at Northlight Theatre

Chicago Tribune - Recommended

"...This version of "Pride and Prejudice" is a domestic epic in all its showcase glory. And given the sterling Chicago cast looking thoroughly se-cure in their solid work, it will be exactly what many people will be hoping to see."

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...There are many winning things about Northlight's elaborate, effervescent production, which has been gracefully directed and choreographed, and shrewdly cast, by Peter Amster. In particular, there are individual performances that are picture perfect."

Daily Herald - Recommended

"...The entertaining, accessible production delights, thanks to the lively adaptation by James Maxwell and Alan Stanford, judiciously edited to incorporate to the letter Austen’s witty, revealing dialogue. Peter Amster’s brisk, buoyant direction; Gail Brassard’s lovely Georgian costumes; and Richard and Jacqueline Penrod’s revolving set depicting the bucolic charm of 19th-century English manor life figure prominently into this triumph."

Pioneer Press - Recommended

"...This adaptation of the classic novel features several highly amusing performances, a creative Lazy Susan-style spinning set and plenty of Jane Austen's wit -- all reaching a joyful romantic climax that clearly touched the hearts of many audience members..."

Chicago Reader - Recommended

"...This adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel is as strong and pretty as bone china: the stage's artificiality suits the somewhat dusty story while its immediacy brings home the characters and Austen's ethical conundrums. Adapters James Maxwell and Alan Stanford cherry-pick Austen's best lines, which makes the play hilarious if occasionally schematic. But the acting compensates for the whiff of Cliffs Notes."

Time Out Chicago - Somewhat Recommended

"...That Pride and Prejudice ultimately sustains and satisfies owes much to [Carey] Cannon as Elizabet. She has an effortlessly engaging presence, and as the evening's narrator, she proves a rather agreeable Austenian companion."

ChicagoCritic - Highly Recommended

"...The staging is as clever as the adaptation, with a wonderful rotating floor (actually a "donut") moving the scenes, and providing the necessary walkway for courting couples strolling through the countryside."