Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel
The improv experts are back at Fringe and will have you doubling over in laughter, whether you're a Jane Austen fan or not.
Sonali Misra
@MisraSonali
Sonali Misra (she/her) is an award-winning Indian author and PhD Researcher in Publishing Studies. Her short stories and personal essays can be found in British, Canadian and Indian anthologies and at The National Library of Scotland. Her debut nonfiction, 21 Fantastic Failures: and what their stories teach us, was released in 2020. When she is not writing or researching, she enjoys watching stand-up comedy and drag shows and is thus happily reviewing them during Fringe.
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