Park Theatre announces Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley as its Christmas show
by Best of Theatre Staff on Thursday 13 August 2026, 10:02 am in Upcoming and New Shows
Park Theatre has announced Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley as its Park200 Christmas show, a festive return to the world of Pride and Prejudice told from the perspective of its most overlooked sister, running from 2 December.
Park Theatre has announced its Park200 Christmas show: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, a return to the world of Pride and Prejudice for a festive gathering told from the perspective of Mary Bennet, the novel's most overlooked sister.
Written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, the play receives its UK premiere after a sell-out run in Chicago, and reunites the producing team behind last year's Christmas show Dracapella: Park Theatre and Adam Blanshay Productions. It runs from 2 December 2026 to 10 January 2027, with press night on Tuesday 8 December.
At Pemberley, the Bennet family reunites for the festive season. While Elizabeth and Jane seem to have found the lives they were always destined for, Mary Bennet remains trapped by the role everyone has written for her: the awkward sister, the afterthought, the woman no one expects to surprise them. That is until Lord Arthur de Bourgh arrives for the festivities, offering Mary the possibility of a wholly different future.
Smart, funny and emotionally incisive, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley gives Jane Austen's most overlooked heroine the story she was never allowed to have. Exploring identity, belonging and the quiet courage it takes to rewrite your own narrative, it is a witty, surprising and deeply human play about family loyalties, old assumptions and the possibility of becoming exactly who you were never expected to be.
Artistic Director Jez Bond said: “What joy we have in store for our audiences this Christmas. Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley is the perfect winter treat; inventively blending Jane Austen with warmth, comedy and festivities. I'm delighted to be partnering with Adam Blanshay Productions once more and together bringing this hit play to UK audiences for the first time.”
Cast and creative team are to be announced. The production runs at Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, London N4 3JP, from 2 December to 10 January, Tuesday to Sunday at 7.30pm with matinees on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 3pm. Tickets are £15 to £60, and the running time is approximately 2 hours 30 minutes including an interval. The production is suitable for ages 12 and over.