Stolz und Vorurteil* (*oder so)

In the organizer's words:

Comedy by Isobel Mcarthur
Based on Jane Austen

They are never mentioned in Jane Austen's work, although they are indispensable: the maids! Where usually only the masters are allowed to speak, now the servants finally take the floor and tell the story of Pride and Prejudice from their perspective.

Mrs. Bennet urgently needs to marry off her five daughters. After all, the survival of the family is only assured if women do what the patriarchal inheritance laws of early 19th century England dictate. But this is not easy at all, as the Bennet daughters refuse to be told who to choose as a husband. When the wealthy Charles Bingley moves into an estate nearby, Mrs. Bennet senses an opportunity to get at least her eldest daughter Jane married. Without further ado, she organizes a ball, which is attended not only by Mr. Bingley, but also by his friend, the rich and headstrong Mr. Darcy, whom Elizabeth, the second eldest daughter, finds particularly unappealing.

In order to cope with the emotional chaos of this old-fashioned love story, the maids take refuge in pop music, thus giving the dusty emotions a new, modern expression. Pride and Prejudice* (*or something like that) is a witty tale of economic dependence and self-determination that is not so far removed from our own.