Jane Austen

“Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,” the world premiere centers on a family well-known to Jane Austin fans: the Bennet sisters.

Would Jane Austen recognize her “Sense & Sensibility” in the Bedlam theater adaptation now playing at the Gym at Judson? Probably not.

Director Whit Stillman tackles Jane Austen’s early novel “Lady Susan” by highlighting the characters’ desire to dish.