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A Very Respectable Company

30th May 2025 - 31st October 2025

10:00 - View all performance times

SeaCity Museum , Civic Centre Havelock Road

Box Office: 02380 8083 4536

A Very Respectable Company

*A Very Respectable Company – Jane Austen and Her Southampton Circle*Jane Austen’s social circle featured a fascinating mix of individuals, including her next-door neighbour, Ann Newell, an absentee landowner with plantations in Jamaica; Charlotte Fitzhugh, who married into a prominent East India Company family and was a devoted fan of Austen’s favourite actress, Sarah Siddons; and Ann Morse Middleton, a mixed-race plantation heiress born in Jamaica, married in India, whose personal life made headlines in national newspapers.These women could easily have inspired the characters found in Austen’s novels such as Mansfield Park, Emma, and Sanditon. The exhibition will showcase loaned items from the archives of their descendants, offering new and rarely seen materials connected to Austen and her social circle, including the Austen Family Household Book.Photo credit: Southampton Culture & Tourism

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Dates Performance Duration Tickets Links
30 May 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
31 May 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
1 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
2 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
3 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
4 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
5 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
6 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
7 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
8 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
9 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
10 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
11 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
12 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
13 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
14 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
15 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
16 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
17 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
18 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
19 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
20 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
21 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
22 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
23 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
24 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
25 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
26 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
27 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
28 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
29 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
30 Jun 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
1 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
2 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
3 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
4 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
5 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
6 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
7 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
8 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
9 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
10 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
11 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
12 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
13 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
14 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
15 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
16 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
17 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
18 Jul 2025 - 10:00 7 hours Standard - Min: £11.00 | Concession - Min: £10.00 | Free Children - Min: £8.50 | Students - Min: £10.00 | Seniors - Min: £10.00 | Family - Min: £35.00 | Family - Min: £24.00 Book Tickets
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