BATS' Jane Eyre

The Bishopston Amateur Theatrical Society (BATS) (Bishopston, Gower, Wales, UK) presents a new production of Jane Eyre adapted for stage by Constance Cox.

"Jane Eyre' is the bittersweet story of the life of a strong, passionate young woman, who survives a wretched childhood to become a governess and falls deeply in love with her troubled but compelling employer, Mr. Rochester...all does not run smoothly...will she ever experience true happiness...?"

The play, BATS ' 83rd production, is being directed by Denise Currell. Performances will be at St. Teilo's Church Hall, Bishopston, Gower (near Swansea, Wales) on the following dates:

Friday March 31st
Saturday April 1st
Thursday April 6th
Friday April 7th
Saturday April 8th, 2006

The complete cast and crew can be found here.

DIRECTOR'S NOTE (excerpt):

"I would like to start by saying once again how much the cast and crew of BATS appreciate the support that our patrons, sponsors and audiences give to us and our productions. It is for that reason that I felt that "Jane Eyre" was a big responsibility - especially for a fledgling director, because so many people have told me that "Jane Eyre is my favourite story". For those people, I hope we do this classic story the justice it deserves.

"We have taken the preparation for this play very seriously; not only have we watched every filmed version of Jane Eyre we could get our hands on, we also battled our way to Malvern through a very snowy February night, to watch a professional production, getting home at 2 a.m.! We were lucky to be able to cast the play with actors who I believe have great credibility, and I hope there won't be a dry eye in the house."

The professional production that is mentioned here, was the Malvern performance of the current tour of Polly Teale's Jane Eyre revival by the Shared Experience Company.

Categories: Theatre, Jane_Eyre, Charlotte_Brontë