Ready for another play on words on Jane Eyre?

The Town Crier reviews - with the compulsory play on words - the Huntingdon stage version of Jane Eyre.

What hot Eyre - the latest from Huntingdon Drama Club
What a night to remember when Huntingdon Drama Club put on their latest production - Jane Eyre.
Michael Black's direction offered some well cast characters and cleverly introduced some new members of the club.
I particularly enjoyed Jeanette Brown's portrayal of the housekeeper Mrs Fairfax and the innocently, well-rounded performance of Anwen Pugh as Jane Eyre.
I was also impressed by the multi role-playing by most of the cast and the director's efforts to make the transitions seamless.
In particular I would like to give praise to Caroline Harbord's embodiment of the diverse roles she played from the crazed Bertha Mason to the pompous Blanche Ingram.
The period costumes were great and helped place the audience in the right era.
The director made fantastic use of the limited technical facilities at this venue, although I do think they could have developed alternative ways in which to create the play's surrealism.
The recorded hysteric screams of Bertha would have been more haunting coming from the actress herself.
The comical moments in the performance were charming and I principally noted the exaggeration of the pretentious upper class.
My only disagreement with the entire play was the unusual choice of casting lovers Rochester and Jane through father and daughter – Bob and Anwen Pugh.
I truly felt it didn't work on the night and a lot of passionate and intimate moments, depicted in the book, were lost on stage due to the understandable inappropriateness.
All in all it was a well rehearsed piece and the whole audience clearly had an enjoyable evening while showing their dedicated support to the drama club, which is what counts. (Natalie Luckham)

To continue with the stage news, the Farmington Independent reveals an upcoming play in the area:

After this weekend, Halley and the drama department are jumping right into their next project. Auditions are scheduled for Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., for the upcoming one-act play, “Dear Charlotte.”
Based on the story of “Jane Eyre” author Charlotte Brontë, the one-act play has only been produced four times in the United States.
“We’re really excited to have it here,” Halley said.
The drama department will compete in one-act play competitions with “Dear Charlotte,” but Halley promises a public performance in Farmington sometime in January. (Michelle Leonard)

We look forward to hearing more about this. More information about the play on this old post of ours.

Now let's move on to some Wuthering Heights. The book is reviewed by Je me cultive un peu in French and by Meu cantinho in Portuguese. And Sclez lets you know what is - according to her - the only reason to watch the 1992 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is reviewed at length in Spanish by Literatúrate in relation to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which took place last November 25.

Categories: Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Theatre, Wuthering Heights