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Thursday, October 22, 2020

At Home during Lockdown

Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:14 am by M. No comments

A review of (virtual) performance of Jane Eyre:

Jane Eyre, National Theatre at Home during Lockdown
by Céline Savatier-Lahondès
Miranda 21 | 2020
https://doi.org/10.4000/miranda.28177

Review of the adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847) by Sally Cookson and The Company (2015) broadcast on line during lockdown by the National Theatre. This paper offers a reflexion on theatre during lockdown, highlights the theatricality of the play and the way it discusses the original literary work to offer a contemporary interpretation.