Northanger Abbey

Author: Zoe Cooper

Company: Orange Tree Theatre

Publication Date: January 20, 2024

Media Type: Theater Production

Types of Queerness: Sexuality (F/F) 

Summary: In a queer interpretation of Austen’s novel, the centre of focus shifts from Catherine and Henry’s sweet but pedestrian romance to the substantially more passionate ‘friendship’ between Cath (Rebecca Banatvala) and Iz (AK Golding). Cooper transforms Austen’s deliciously despicable Isabella Thorpe from a fortune hunting fair-weather-friend to a closeted lesbian struggling to fit into a society which clearly defines her “proper place” as a wife and mother.