Jane Eyre
From: Wednesday, 23rd June 2010
To: Saturday, 26 June 2010
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Synopsis
A landmark in the history of English literature. Jane simple governess, wins the heart of Edward Fairfax Rochester, the brooding and mysterious master of Thornfield Hall. Questioning the boundaries of class and gender, it is one of the most heartrending and powerful tales of romance and suspense ever told.
Our Review:
Julian Arney - 24 June 2010
Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is one of the great works of English fiction. It is a powerful Gothic love story, told by Jane herself recalling her romantic encounters and her reflection and understanding of them ten years afterwards. Set on the wild and vast Yorkshire moors, the task of re-writing such a classic for the theatre is a huge challenge, and the attempt to then perform the play in a small Studio theatre of the Bristol Old Vic is even greater.
This adaptation, by Willis Hall, was first performed at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in 1992. It retains much of the novel, and perhaps this is why the opening scenes appear very frenetic, with a whole host of characters, constant movement of cast and scenery, with the story moving very quickly through the years of Jane’s childhood and education until she becomes governess to Mr Rochester’s ward at Thornfield. At least, though, this brings us to strongest sections of the play - of Jane’s sc...
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