Jane Austen on Stage and Screen

Janeite’s rejoice as the Jane Austen Society Hunter presents our second conference in Newcastle.

Program includes:
• Jan Merriman, ‘Playing Lady Catherine: An actor's view of the character of Lady Catherine de Bourgh’
• Margi Abraham, ‘Jane + Whit = Love & Friendship: Whit Stillman and adapting Jane Austen for the screen’
• Carolyn Miller, ‘What’s the Score?: Music in Jane Austen movie adaptations’
• ‘What a Difference a Dress Makes’: Alison Cox, Linda Cox and Pamela Whalan demonstrate and discuss costuming for stage adaptations
• ‘The Pits’: The worst Jane Austen screen adaptations
• Performance of songs from Jane Austen movies

Tickets:
Full payment infomation can be found on the registration form (click the 'tickets' link). Tickets can be purchsed via bank transfer and cash at our meetings.
Earlybird (until 21st July)
$60 General
$55 JASA members

After 21st July
$65 General
$60 JASA members
$40 Full Time Students (proof required, no early bird price)

Refreshments from 9:30am onwards. Cost includes all talks and demonstrations, light lunch and refreshments.

The Harbourview Function Centre is perfectly situated at Queens Wharf on beautiful Newcastle Harbour. The Harbourview Room is on the 1st floor and is accessible by stairs and directly by ramp.
There is (paid) parking next to the Function Centre – cheaper parking options are available at a small distance. Buses stop nearby, including a regular link bus from Hamilton Railway Station.