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Broadway World Seattle reviews Book-It's take on Jane Eyre.

Well, Dear Readers, this is a first for me. It seems the first Mrs. Rochester got a little over excited and jumped the gun as we had a fire alarm about 20 minutes into opening night of Book-It's "Jane Eyre" and we all were treated to an early intermission and a breath of fresh air. Luckily it quickly resolved itself and we were let back in for the show to pick up where we left off, ironically with Jane discussing the fires of hell with Mr. Brocklehurst. And while Jane does get quite keyed up in that conversation and her subsequent one telling off Mrs. Reed, unfortunately that's about as passionate as our Jane got. [...]
The first person telling of the novel lends itself well to the adaptation from Julie Beckman, who also directed the piece, as Jane is able to lead us through her own story. The problem with that is, while I felt Kang was a good narrator, in that I wanted to listen to the story she was telling, her delivery rarely moved beyond that narration and into passion and Jane is supposed to be all about passion. She just didn't bring in the levels needed to separate the telling of the story with the living of it. And that sapped much of the heart for me.
The rest of the cast seems to not have that issue as even when they're narrating small bits, they have the good fortune of doing so in character and their characters are rich and alive. Destiche manages well the broken man still yearning for love but trapped and you desperately want him to find happiness. And I have to give extra kudos to Ian Bond and Ayo Tushinde who brought in multiple characters, each one more individual and engaging than the last. And I must mention Keiko Green who one moment was a stuck-up society debutant and the next was the creepiest, craziest incarnation of a first wife we could ask for, and I still blame her for the fire alarm.
All told I still enjoyed the play but more for the characters revolving around Jane than anything. And so, with my three-letter rating system, I give Book-It's production of "Jane Eyre" a conflicted YAY-. I'm just glad that first fire didn't get us all. (Jay Irwin)

The Week asks Emma Thompson to pick her 6 favourite funny books by women and one of them is

Texts From Jane Eyre by Mallory Ortberg (Holt, $23). This is the world's best loo book. It appears simple and, like all simple and excellent things, is based on extreme skill and profound understanding.

Leeds List recommends '25 Things to Do in West Yorkshire ASAP' and there was an obvious one:

19. Follow in the footsteps of three of the world’s greatest novelists
Ever wanted to see the moors that inspired Wuthering Heights or the place where the famous Brontë sisters grew up? You can do it all in one day with a trip to Haworth. First, head over to the Haworth Parsonage – it’s been turned into a museum and it’s filled with a treasure trove of letters, papers and early edition novels that will give you a unique glimpse into the sisters’ lives. Afterwards, take a walk to Brontë Falls, Brontë Bridge and the Brontë Stone Chair. (Ali Turner)

Coincidentally, A Lady in London also suggests Yorkshire as one of '9 Places to Find Travel Inspiration from Britain’s Greatest Writers'.

1. The Brontë Sisters – Yorkshire
Given Jane Eyre was one of the first British novels I read as a child, I’ll start with the Brontë sisters. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne lived and wrote in 19th-century Yorkshire and produced some of the most enduring titles in British literature. They’ve long been associated with Haworth in West Yorkshire, where there’s a dedicated Brontë Parsonage Museum in their former family home.
But visiting Haworth on a literary tour of England is just the beginning. The sisters’ novels were set across Yorkshire, not least in the moors that cover much of the region. When I think of Wuthering Heights, images of the moody landscape always fill my mind. A visit to Brontë Country wouldn’t be complete without a circuit of the area.

Herald Sun has a podcast discussing the love for Heathcliff.