Being Mr Wickham...

Event Details

Saturday 14 June
1pm - sorry, sold out
4pm - sorry, sold out

Sunday 15 June
1pm
4pm

Venue: Chatsworth Theatre (important: not accessible)
Price: £35 per person, includes garden ticket and entry to our Celebrating Jane Austen event. 

Mr Wickham is ready to set the record straight.

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Adrian Lukis, who starred in the renowned BBC TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, returns to the role of Mr Wickham. 

Join Pride and Prejudice’s most roguish gentleman, George Wickham, on the eve of his sixtieth birthday, to lift the lid on exactly what happened thirty years on from where we left him… And discover his own version of some very famous literary events.

What really happened with Darcy…?
What did he feel about Lizzie…?
What happened at Waterloo? Not to mention Byron…

This live one-man show comes to Chatsworth following a hit run in London and New York. 

The show running time is 60 minutes, followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with Adrian Lukis. Suitable for children aged 8+ years.

About The Chatsworth Theatre

Chatsworth's Theatre (below) is accessed through the garden, via entrance doors next to the Orangery Gift Shop. View Map.

Accessibility

Unfortunately, this venue is not suitable for those with limited mobility as it can only be accessed via several flights of steep stairs. 

If you require an essential carer ticket, please email [email protected]. Please review the eligibility criteria here.

Celebrating Jane Austen

A garden ticket is included with your performance ticket.  The garden ticket allows access to our 105-acre garden and the Celebrating Jane Austen event (13-15 June).

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About the show

Presented by Original Theatre 
Performed by Adrian Lukis
Written by Adrian Lukis 
Directed by Guy Unsworth

‘A fine one-man show’ ★★★★ The Sunday Times
‘A requiem for a rogue’ ★★★★ Daily Mail
‘The chance to spend an hour in the company of Lukis’ Wickham is all the fun you’d hope it would be’ ★★★★★ The Reviews Hub
'A charming and captivating hour spent with the old rogue' ★★★★★ Broadway World

"What happens to a rake when he can't rake anymore?"

An insight from Adrian Lukis on Being Mr Wickham:

I wrote the play when I turned 60, and I thought “oh God” as everything starts groaning, your knees, your feet. I’d had this idea of exploring something to do with Wickham, I’d written another show called An Evening with Jane Austen which was a collection of readings with music but I wanted to take it further and I had this light-bulb moment where I thought “what would George Wickham feel like when he got to 60?”. He was a cad, someone who relies on his looks, his charm and his personality to make his way in the world and he’s played those cards. Where would he have ended up? What happens to rakes when they can’t rake anymore? 

Abridged from an interview with Adrian Lukis, April 2021