Jeannie
by Aimée Stuart
by Aimée Stuart
Jeannie, a young woman trapped in a controlling household, seizes her inheritance to escape to Vienna where she navigates romantic adventures and asserts her independence amid the glamour of 1930s European travel.
About The Play
About The Play
It is 1936 in a “wee one-eyed” town in Scotland. Jeannie is a drudge for her mean controlling father, but dreams of a different life. When she receives a large inheritance, she seizes the opportunity to finally escape to the glamour and sophistication of European travel.
During her stay in Vienna, she encounters Stanley, a washing machine inventor from Yorkshire, and then a real Viennese Count. But Jeannie is no pushover. She knows her own mind, she is a stickler for the truth, and she hates scroungers… A 1930s version of the Cinderella story from a rediscovered female playwright, Jeannie is a charming light romantic comedy, ideal for the Christmas season, and unseen in London since 1940.
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Cast
Crew
Director
Nicolette Kay
Producer
Presented by New Shoes Theatre in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre. Jeannie is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
Set and Costume Design
James Helps
Sound Design
Rachael Murray
Supported by:
New Shoes Theatre
Supported by:
New Shoes Theatre