Jane Eyre in Dudley and Polly Teale's Brontë in Blackburn

Two new Brontë adaptations are premiered today in the UK:

1. In Dudley, UK:

Jane Eyre
by Willis Hall
Dudley Little Theatre
Netherton Arts Centre

Wednesday 06 March 2013 to Saturday 09 March 2013
Start: Doors Open 7:00 pm, Curtain up at 7:30pm
Finish: 10:00pm

Jane Eyre tells the timeless story of the love of a plain but passionate girl for the embittered and lonely Mr Rochester, removed from her by social boundaries and deeply held secrets. One of the iconic and turbulent novels of all time, Willis Hall brings Charlotte Brontë's narrative to the stage in a striking and original adaptation.

Directed by Andrew Rock

Dudley News publishes a picture and adds:

Jane Williams stars as plain but passionate governess Jane who falls for her brooding and secretive master Edward Rochester (Gareth May) in the show directed by Andrew Rock.

2.  In Blackburn, UK:

Brontë by Polly Teale

6th March 2013 to 9th March 2013 at 7:30 pm
Thwaites Empire Theatre

Directed By Clive Stack

The short troubled lives of the Brontë sisters have become one of the great literary myths of all time. How was it possible that three women who have never had sex, had probably never been kissed, could write some of the most erotic literature of all time? And why should these plain, reclusive women, who lived in rural isolation, have invented such stories. What was it in their lives that compelled them to write with such passion and power?

The Lancashire Telegraph adds:

A drama club spokesman said: “The short, troubled lives of the Brontë sisters have become one of the great literary myths of all time.

“How was it possible that three women who had never had sex, and had probably never been kissed, could write some of the most erotic (?) literature of all time? And why should these plain, reclusive women, who lived in rural isolation, have invented such stories.”

Well, passionate indeed but... erotic... well, not really.