Jane Eyre travels

First of all something for fellow Brontëites from Down Under. Australia will get to see the latest screen adaptation of Jane Eyre by the BBC later this year according to C21 Media.

BBC Worldwide has agreed a sizeable content deal with Australia's ABC, it announced today. [...]
Other high-profile titles include the drama Jane Eyre (4x50'), which nudged seven million viewers in the UK... (Gün Akyuz)

Meanwhile, another Jane Eyre - the stage version by Polly Teale currently on tour in the US by The Acting Company - is featured in The Patriot Ledger.

A New Englander has been cast in the demanding title role of Jane Eyre. Hannah Cabell, who grew up in New Hampshire, has earned positive reviews in her portrayal of Jane, the classic character described by the touring group as a startlingly modern blend of passion, romance and suspense.‘‘I’ve found Jane (Eyre) to be an incredible and fascinating character,’’ Cabell said. ‘‘I play her from ages 10 to 19, and there’s so much to explore.’’ (Matt Whorf)

As you can see on the tour list, Jane Eyre comes to the Duxbury Performing Arts Center tomorrow. Don't miss it if you're nearby.

The Brontë Parsonage Blog reports on the lastest literary goings-on in the heart of Brontë Country. If you remember, Poet Laureate Andrew Motion recently gave a talk in Haworth.

A large and appreciative audience listened to Andrew Motion yesterday evening in Haworth. In the first half, the Poet Laureate read a number of his poems, one or two dating from his early twenties, others more recent, and extracts from his recently-published In the Blood, subtitled 'A Memoir of My Childhood'. [...]
Questions from the audience occupied most of the second half: Motion spoke about the poets he reads ('More great ancients than great moderns nowadays'), about his opinions on how classic texts are poorly treated in schools and on what he does with the butt of sack given to him each year as payment. Apparently, he hates sherry. (Richard Wilcocks)

And finally The Guardian carries an article on pseudonyms and the Brontës' famous noms de plume turn up.

The most famous set of pseudonyms was that of the three Bronte sisters: Acton, Ellis and Currer Bell, names designed to suggest they were men. (David McKie)

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