Jane Austen’s Emma at Barningham Hall
Stunning North Norfolk country house hosts dramatic charity event – with cream tea!
One of Norfolk’s great country houses will host dramatic readings from Jane Austen’s Emma in September. Barningham Hall, near Matlaske in North Norfolk, is privately owned and was originally built in 1612 for Sir Edward Paston. It was extensively renovated and enlarged by Humphrey Repton and his son, John Adey Repton, in 1805. An ideal venue, then, for dramatic readings from the much-loved novel – and the select few ticket holders will be treated to live music from the period and a suitably elegant cream tea as part of the event!
The readings are being held in aid of Norfolk-based charity Hospice Ethiopia UK (hospiceethiopia.org.uk), which funds work in Ethiopia to bring relief to desperate patients and to train medics in palliative care. Sue Mumford is chair of the charity. “We are so grateful to Amelia and Tom Courtauld for agreeing to host the event in their wonderful home,” she says. “The house and the surrounding park are simply stunning – such perfect settings for this event. I’m sure the actors and readers will do their very best to live up to them!”
The readings take place on Sunday 24th September from 3 to 5.30pm and numbers are limited to just 40 tickets at £17.50 each, which includes the afternoon tea. There will also be a themed raffle. Tickets are available direct from Sue Mumford, 01263 768699 or email info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk.
Press enquires:
Sue Mumford on 01263 768699 / 07900 386704 / info@hospiceethiopia.org.uk
or
Tim Morgan, The Publicity Works, 01263 761000 / 07947 280137 / tim@publicityworks.biz
A note on Hospice Ethiopia:
As well as looking after hundreds of critically ill patients in Addis Ababa, Hospice Ethiopia is one of the leading medical educational centres in sub-Sahara Africa, training doctors and nurses in palliative care. “Its work brings hope to thousands of desperate people who have no-one else to support them,” says Sue. “Every penny we raise goes to the charity.”