Wigs on the Green

Eugenia Malmains is one of the richest girls in England and an ardent supporter of Captain Jack and the Union Jack shirts; Noel and Jasper are both in search of an heiress (so much easier than trying to work for the money); Poppy and Marjorie are nursing lovelorn hearts; and the beautiful bourgeois Mrs Lace is on the prowl for someone to lighten the boredom of her life.They all congregate near Eugenia's fabulous country home at Chalford, and much farce ensues. One of Nancy Mitford's earliest novels, 'Wigs on the Green' skewers her family and their beliefs with her customary jewelled barbs. But there is froth and comedy here too.

Nancy Freeman-Mitford CBE, known as Nancy Mitford, was an English novelist, biographer and journalist. One of the renowned Mitford sisters and one of the "Bright Young People" on the London social scene in the inter-war years, she is best remembered for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit. She also established a reputation for herself as a writer of popular historical biographies. Discovered by Walt Disney at the age of 11, Jenny Agutter embarked on a career that has spanned four decades. She has appeared in a number of films including The Snow Goose – for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama – and the 1977 film, Equus, which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She has also performed on stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, on West End and on Broadway opposite Derek Jacobi in Breaking the Code. Among Jenny’s many audiobook recordings are The Secret Garden (winner of the Spoken Word Award for best children’s book), Music and Silence, Bad Blood and Mrs Robinson's Disgrace.

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