Joanna O'Connor

Joanna is an actor, producer and writer. An irrepressible romantic, lover of classic literature and social history, she has created original stage adaptations of Pride & Prejudice, The Brothers Karamazov, Far From the Madding Crowd, Our Mutual Friend, Wuthering Heights, Anna Karenina, Little Women, Great Expectations, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Christmas Carol, Crime & Punishment and Much Ado About Salsa, a contemporary play based on Much Ado About Nothing. During lockdown, she found herself wondering how Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy would have fared were they faced with similar circumstances and the idea for Lizzy & Darcy in Lockdown was born. She then completed Lizzy & Darcy Unleashed and has now released the two as an omnibus in The Lizzy & Darcy Letters. Joanna also co-runs Summer Light Theatre Company (YouTube @SummerLightTheatre) which offers full plays and filmed adaptations as free resources to students and anyone who loves theatre but doesn't get to see it live. These include Anna Karenina, A Doll's House, The Bear, Crime & Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. Joanna's stage credits include Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018), Bea in Much Ado About Salsa (2018), as well as touring in The Bear/The Proposal, The Brothers Karamazov, Far From the Madding Crowd, Our Mutual Friend, Anna Karenina, Little Women, Great Expectations, The Brothers Karamazov, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Crime & Punishment, Pride & Prejudice, A Doll's House & Look Back in Anger. Many of her stage adaptations are available on Amazon.