Jane Austen author: 1775-1817. Site of the Theatre Royal. The Theatre Royal had been built by the proprietor, Mr Collins, in 1798. The Austen Family visited the theatre here in Monday 14 Septembet 1897, to see two plays, 'The Way To keep Him' and 'Of Age Tomorrow', in which Mr John Bannister (1790-1836) played leading roles. The Austens were fond of the theatre and Jane wrote plays to entertain her family and friends.

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