You've got no money and you want to compete with those who have. Everybody is striving for what is not worth the having!

Adapted from Thackeray’s satirical novel, Vanity Fair is a fast, funny and fabulous romp through the the ambitions and vanities of society in nineteenth century England.

We follow the lives of Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp on their parallel journeys through life and love, poverty and prosperity. Becky  is cunning and manipulative and willing to do whatever it takes to succeed in life - in contrast Amelia believes fidelity and honour are what really matter. But will either of them be proved right?

As their lives and careers intertwine and the young women follow their soldier husbands into the Napoleonic Wars, Thackeray’s tale puts British morality under the microscope and finds it wanting...

Some production photos from Vanity Fair. Images copyright Alan McCredie.
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Originally published in monthly installments between January 1847 and July 1848, the story is subtitled ‘a novel without a hero’, due to its unconventional portrayal of a society without scruples. 

Vanity Fair condenses the scandals, dramas, battles and society balls of Thackeray’s novel into two pulsating hours of comedy and drama, and is the first of two plays this season to be directed by Associate Artist, Tony Cownie (Mrs Warren’s Profession, Tartuffe).

What the critics thought:

"Impeccably tight direction from Tony Cownie... ...a thoroughly satisfying production... ...extremely funny"
FOUR STARS - Evening News

"creates a feeling of entertaining epic... ...while almost always keeping the tone light"
FOUR STARS - The List

"Tony Cownie's imaginative, elegant and beautifully choreographed production, fizzing with wit and energy"
FOUR STARS - Edinburgh Guide.com

"...solidly entertaining... ...enthralling stuff... ...great fun..."
The Stage

Watch our exclusive interviews with Kim Gerard and Sophia Linden from the cast of Vanity Fair (6m 32s) and Neil Murray, the show's designer (7m 30s). Please note, actual video quality is much higher than the thumbnails suggest!

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Thanks to Jamie Smith of Enterprise Screen Productions for his help in producing the above interviews.