Jane Austen's Christmas Cracker | Friday, December 19, 2025 | 8:00pm

OVERVIEW

Oklahoma Shakespeare presents the interactive holiday classic, Jane Austen's Christmas Cracker!

Dance, sing, eat & make merry this holiday! Now in its eighth year!

A ball, a ball, a Christmas ball!

Join Jane Austen and her sister, Cassandra, as they host a ball in their family home in the year 1800. The theatre transforms into a holiday celebration – complete with festive décor and holiday treats. Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy Store returns as the sponsor, providing audience members with ice cream and their very own Christmas Cracker! Enjoy beautiful lobby décor, holiday treats, and photo opportunities with cast members as part of this wonderful holiday tradition.

The story continues as characters from her novels arrive to the ball including Pride & Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Mrs. Bennet, & Lydia Bennet, Sense & Sensibility’s Elinor Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood, Edward Ferrers, & Col. Brandon, and Persuasion’s Capt. Wentworth, and Anne Elliot. These famous personalities engage with one another in new and creative scenes, revealing along the way the enchanting and treasured love stories from Ms. Austen’s novels. Audience members are invited to dance, sing, and play period parlor games amongst an atmosphere of holiday cheer and merriment!

The performance is voluntarily interactive, fully scripted, full of dance, song, and plenty of ice cream! Come dressed as your favorite Jane Austen character, or simply come as you are. We wish you a very Merry Jane Austen Christmas!

A holiday classic, staged indoors during the month of December. Family friendly and exuberantly festive! Come one, come all, to our Christmas ball!

PRODUCTION DETAILS

RUN TIME: 2 hours 20 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission.

CONTENT: Contains holiday merriment, singing, dancing, and ice cream for the whole family!

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