CUMBRIA'S Greystoke Castle was converted to the fictional setting of Pemberley as Pride and Prejudice strolled gracefully into the location most famous for Tarzan.

Edgar Rice Burroughs classic novel depicting the jungle adventures of Tarzan Lord of the Apes was partly inspired by the majestic Cumbrian castle in the Eden Valley.

The castle which was was first built after the Norman conquests dating back to 1129 features as Lord Greystoke's ancestral home in Burrough's 1912 classic novels. 

The series of Tarzan books which were later adapted for TV and Film were written a century after Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice was published.

Another silver screen favourite it would be difficult to envisage adapting such a majestic literary gem into an open air production.

Chapterhouse delivered a versatile performance and include all the favourite characters - the swashbuckling Mr Darcy, the dastardly deceptive Mr Wickham vying for the affections of Elizabeth Bennett.  

Mrs Bennet, the 'unfortunate' mother of several unmarried daughters of marriageable age, is delighted at the arrival of a new gentleman lodger at the local manor house, Mr Bingley.

When eldest Bennet sister Jane catches Mr Bingley's eye, all seems set, but sparks fly between her younger sister Elizabeth and Mr Bingley's enigmatic friend Darcy.

Chapterhouse Theatre Company produces critically acclaimed UK and international tours, specialising in Shakespeare, classic literature adaptations, and family shows.

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