After an opening run at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, Jeff James and James Yeatman’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion is hitting the stage at Alexandra Palace Theatre. Starring Sasha Frost and Fred Fergus as Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth, who were once about to be engaged when Wentworth had no prospects before she was persuaded out of accepting by her family but are reunited eight years later when Wentworth’s standing in life has significantly improved. The play has all the wit of Austen’s novel but there’s no bonnets and ballrooms in sight as it’s now set in the 21st century, complete with a soundtrack featuring Frank Ocean, Dua Lipa and Cardi B.