In Twin City Theatre Company’s Stars of Tomorrow production, a rambunctious cast and crew of young theatre-makers barrels full-speed through an exuberantly irreverent reimagining of Emily Brontë’s time at the Roe Head Girls’ School, with a dash of Scooby Doo sprinkled on top for good measure. The play envisions the Brontë sisters’ deceased mother as a skilled necromancer. While Charlotte and Anne are reticent to continue their mother’s legacy, Emily eagerly follows in her mother’s footsteps when a phantom begins terrorizing Roe Head, where Emily and Anne are students and Charlotte is a teacher. Together, they must solve the mystery of the phantom, navigate the onerous expectations placed on young women in the 1800s (or any era, for that matter), and save the school from shutting down once and for all.Emily Ritter makes her directorial debut after performing in the last four Twin City student productions, and most recently Songs for a New World. Ritter marshals a sizeable cast, which ranges in age from elementary school children to recent college graduates. As Emily and Charlotte Brontë, Taylor Curtis and Winnie Blanchfield drive much of the action. Charlotte’s role as a teacher brings her priorities into conflict, forcing her to choose between her job responsibilities and her desire to support the obstinate and irrepressible Emily. That conflict serves as the play’s emotional backbone, as the characters explore the timeless themes of intergenerational misunderstanding. Curtis’s performance as Emily is appropriately single-minded and acerbic. Blanchfield captures the plight of a character stuck between two worlds; Charlotte is no longer one of the girls, but she is also not resigned to settling for an adulthood consumed by a loveless marriage, career advancement, or both. (Douglas Malcolm)
Megan McGinnis: I’m Megan McGinnis, and I’m co-directing this production of Jane Eyre.I actually started my journey with Jane Eyre in 1998. I auditioned to be in the show and wasn’t cast, but I completely fell in love with the musical after seeing it on Broadway many times.Then, in 2009, I began working with John Caird and Paul Gordon on Daddy Long Legs. That production really cemented our creative relationship, and when I directed a new American production of Jane Eyre a couple of years ago, they came into rehearsals and continued developing the piece. I suddenly realised I wasn’t directing a finished musical anymore—I was directing something that was still evolving.When this UK premiere came along, John and Paul invited me to join them as co-director, and I couldn’t be happier that I said yes.Jane Eyre is one of the great literary masterpieces. What was it about Charlotte Brontë’s story that first spoke to you?Megan McGinnis: I first read the novel while I was at college, and it came at exactly the right time in my life.Reading about a woman who was honest about her flaws but still believed she deserved happiness, love and equality was incredibly powerful. Jane never lets society define her worth, even though obstacles are constantly put in her way.Sadly, it’s also a reminder that many of the issues women faced in the 1840s are still relevant today, which is one of the reasons the story continues to resonate with audiences.One of the production’s most interesting creative decisions is that the ensemble all become Jane’s voice at different points throughout the story. How does that work in practice?Megan McGinnis: That’s really the beauty of this adaptation.Everyone on stage becomes part of Jane’s journey, and because the novel is written from her perspective, the ensemble helps carry that narration in a really theatrical way.It also means every member of the company has ownership of the storytelling, and that’s something that has made rehearsals incredibly exciting.
Historic books, which have been chosen for display by Rosemary Wood, Becca Smith, Alice Measom McMahon, and Polly Anna Rosa Steiner, address environmental connections and the use of plants in healing by witches and healers, as well as local representation of witches in the Northwest of England and colonial stereotyping. Books on display include J. G. Frazer’s The Golden Bough, William Harrison Ainsworth’s The Lancashire Witches, and Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea. (Bradley Lengden)
But while this story is a newish angle on the slavery story (perhaps taking some cues from Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved, or Jean Rhys’s novel Wide Sargasso Sea), it isn’t always successful at executing what it sets out to achieve. (Aoife Barry)
But from the moment Claudia arrives and approaches the creepy-looking plantation house on the hill, she is plunged into a Gothic horror. Think hauntings, centuries-old curses and possession by evil entities, all rooted in the West African tradition of obeah. There are echoes here of Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea, plus every horror film that has tried to spook us with unidentifiable noises, doors that suddenly won’t open and disturbing things hidden beneath the floorboards. (Anita Singh)
Indiana was a smash hit and an enduring one, and it’s fair to suggest, as Sampson does, that this “creole romance” had a direct influence on both Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Sand quickly became known in Paris for a literary facility every bit the match for her subversive social persona and lifestyle. (Gregory Day)
«Sea lo que sea de lo que estén hechas nuestras almas, la tuya y la mía son las mismas». Emily Brontë definió a la perfección uno de los amores más tóxicos de la historia de la literatura, que daría pie a las novelas románticas juveniles de nuestros días; aunque parece que hubo un tiempo en que habían desaparecido, simplemente cambiaron de generación. (Diego Rueda) (Translation)
Con el objetivo de fortalecer el hábito de la lectura y generar espacios de convivencia entre la ciudadanía, el Gobierno Municipal de Villa de Pozos, a través de la Biblioteca Municipal "Dr. Francisco de Asís Castro", retomará este martes 4 de agosto las sesiones del Café Literario, un espacio dedicado al análisis de obras literarias y al intercambio de ideas entre las y los participantes.La directora de Bibliotecas, Sofía Narváez, informó que las reuniones se llevan a cabo todos los martes del mes a las 10:00 de la mañana en las instalaciones de la biblioteca. En esta nueva etapa, el libro seleccionado será Cumbres Borrascosas, de la escritora inglesa Emily Brontë, obra que servirá como punto de partida para las actividades de lectura, análisis y diálogo entre los asistentes. (Plano Informativo) (Translation)
Startefacts lists five Wuthering Heights adaptations: Wuthering Heights 1978, Wuthering Heights 2009, Arashi ga oka 1988, Abismos de Pasión 1954 and Hihintayin kita sa langit 1991.
In Emerald Fennell’s 2026 take on Wuthering Heights, costume designer Jacqueline Durran created a theatrical hoop-skirted gown with a sweeping train for Cathy’s ill-fated marriage to Edgar Linton. (Meg Walters)
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Indeed, Blanche Willis Howard’s immensely popular first novel, One Summer (1875), exemplified the archetype. Set in a community on the Maine coast, Howard’s enemies-to-friends novel tells the story of a spirited and independent young woman who coolly rebuffs the attentions of a young man after an awkward rainy-evening encounter. (He mistakes her for a maid.) By the summer’s end, they meet again in Bar Harbor, where she at last admits her love for him and the two become engaged.As ephemeral as the season they celebrated, many summer novels were popular (or at least advertised) for just a few months. One Summer, though, appeared in successive printings or illustrated gift editions well into the next century. In 1876, a year after its first publication, Publishers Weekly asked booksellers to identify their most saleable novels. One Summer ranked below Dinah Mulock Craik’s phenomenally popular John Halifax (1856) and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847) but ahead of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852). (Donna Harrington-Lueker)
Is the literary quality of romance fiction uniformly good? No, of course not. In any massive, varied genre, you are going to find some clunkers — but that is not unique to romance. A more serious critique is that some of these stories romanticize, and maybe encourage, toxic behavior. You could point to the sadism and obsessiveness of Christian Grey, from E.L. James’s “Fifty Shades of Grey”; the abduction and sexual assault in Kathleen E. Woodiwiss’s “The Flame and the Flower”; or even the deceptiveness and amorality of the hero in the romance-adjacent classic “Jane Eyre.” (Christine Larson)
This production succeeds not only as an historical drama, but also as a surprisingly funny and deeply human portrait of the siblings as they find their voices in a world determined to silence them.The design is striking in its simplicity. Costumes (by Clare Dewell) are minimal, yet cleverly used to distinguish each character, allowing the audience to focus on the performances rather than elaborate period detail.The set (by Nicola Webb) is similarly understated, but it never feels empty, instead drawing the audience into the Brontës’ world through imaginative staging. Particularly effective are the towering doors that instantly transport us into the intimidating atmosphere of London society. Projections added authenticity by using images taken from the real Brontë home although, while a thoughtful touch, perhaps were too high quality to preserve the period feel.Lighting (by Bruce Williams) is precise throughout, especially during split-stage scenes unfolding multiple locations and conversations simultaneously, and shifting seamlessly with each moment’s emotional tone, from the warmth of family intimacy to the harsher glare of public scrutiny.Sara Benbow’s musical arrangements deserve special mention, particularly her use of haunting choral pieces to connect scenes, creating a distinctly Victorian atmosphere. They also remind us that the Brontë sisters were talented musicians as well as writers.As we’ve come to expect from the Sinodun Players, the acting is particularly strong. Charlotte (Natalie Davies) dominates the stage and carries much of the performance with remarkable energy. Her portrayal combines witty comic timing with a raw emotional honesty that makes her feel completely real.Holly Smithson’s Emily is equally compelling, capturing powerful emotions with intensity while also embodying the understanding and lovable sister at the heart of the family.Anne (Sorrel Gibson) brings a touching innocence to the piece, offering a poignant insight into the experience of being a woman in the Victorian era and the way her more famous siblings overshadowed her.The three main actors bring a strong chemistry to the sisters and their interactions feel natural and established. The ensemble (Heather Banyard, Donna Thomson, Will Lidbetter, Dan Beauchamp, Martha Bullock and Alex Watts) transform into a variety of characters through subtle changes in voice and body language, and their reactions to the Brontës’ novels vividly convey the prejudice faced by women writers of the period, with Dan Beauchamp’s George sharply capturing the entitlement and attitudes of a Victorian gentleman. Dorothy Hirsch deserves enormous credit for the inventiveness of the staging.Moments such as the carriage ride, with ensemble members physically moving the wheels, are wonderfully theatrical, and having the sisters writing their novels in chalk on the stage floor is visually striking. Small details, like servants quietly cleaning up a smashed glass after a lively outburst, add a layer of realism that immerses the audience fully in the Victorian world.This is an imaginative production that sheds fresh light on the Brontë sisters and their creative lives. Thoughtful, funny and emotionally rich, Underdog: The Other Other Brontë never allows the audience a moment of boredom and leaves us with a renewed appreciation for the extraordinary women behind some of English literature’s greatest novels. (Lizzie Pannett)
“Wuthering Heights” took the opposite bet. Fennell even put the title in scare quotes — a warning that this was her version, not Emily Brontë’s. She amped up the sexuality, modernized the soundtrack with Charli XCX, and cast Jacob Elordi, a white Australian actor, as Heathcliff — a character Brontë explicitly describes as dark-skinned.The reviews split almost down the middle: 57% positive on Rotten Tomatoes and a 55 on Metacritic. Critics argued the film flattened a story about class and racial exclusion into glossy, decontextualized romance. Yet “Wuthering Heights” made $241.7 million worldwide against an $80 million budget. Creative risk didn’t work with the critics, but the discourse fed the box office.Put both side by side and the pattern becomes clear.Faithfulness and riskiness were never the real tests. What’s being measured is whether an adaptation matches the version each viewer has carried privately for years: a childhood memory, a favorite scene, one detail that mattered the first time. No writer’s room can adapt nostalgia. Audiences aren’t asking for the original story back. They are asking for a feeling. (Meghna Srikumar)
45. HathersageHathersage has strong literary connections - having inspired Charlotte Brontë while she was writing Jane Eyre. The nearby North Lees Hall (pictured here) also became the main inspiration for Thornfield Hall. The Grave of Little John, Robin Hood’s second-in-command, can be found at St. Michael’s Church in the heart of Hathersage. While there is little evidence proving he is buried here, ballads suggest that he originated from Hathersage and settled there again later in his life. (Tom Hardwick)
Boston Athenaeum, 10 1/2 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 02108, United States08/05/26, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET
Mon Aug 3rd - Fri 7thTutors: Clare O'Callaghan and Michael StewartEmily Brontë’s only published novel, Wuthering Heights, is one of the greatest and most famous novels ever written, but she is also the author of over two hundred wonderful poems, and a very accomplished artist. Unlike her sisters, she chose to spend her time mainly at home in Haworth, walking, reading and writing. Her status within the world of literature is that of a cult figure but also an icon. She has become the very image of the reclusive writer, but who is the real Emily behind the myths that have been constructed around her since her death in December 1848?This week-long course will set out to challenge and explore the mythology around this most enigmatic character. It takes place in Haworth, in the heart of Brontë Country. It will also explore in-depth her life and work, looking at her prose and poetry as well as her artwork. It will feature seminars, lectures, guided walks and special events ran by Br
Servant's Room, Brontë Parsonage MuseumTimes: 11am - 1pm and 2 - 4pmSome of the most intriguing items in our collection are those made from the Brontës' hair. During the Victorian era, hair was often woven into jewellery for remembrance. See conceptual artist and historian Donna Lowson guide us through the history of Victorian hairwork and show us the process of creating hair jewellery during your visit!
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Sunday, July 26, 202611:00 AM – 1:30 PM (Check-in at 10:30 AM)The Old Cricket Pavilion (Penistone Hill Country Park) (Main dance performance & practice)Parson's Field (Next to Brontë Parsonage Museum) (After-party and post-dance picnic)Join us for day like no other... a celebration of all things Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush and Emily Brontë in the stunning setting of the Haworth moorsLearn the steps and wavy arm movements, with help from our dance leaders, and join in the mass dance withhundreds of other "Kate's" from around the country and the world!Become a Kate for the day - long red dress, flowing wind-tossed hair, singing out passionately to the elementsEnjoy musical and poetic tributes to the song, its singer, its setting and the book which inspired itHear a poem composed by Kate Bush herself for Emily Brontë's birthdayHelp us raise funds to protect this iconic landscape to inspire generations of Kate's and Emily's to come.
Sat 25 Jul, 10:00amMeet at the Brontë Parsonage Museum ShopEmily and Lucy, founders of Soft Girls Who Hike, coined the term “soft hiking” - a more accessible, gentle approach to the outdoors that prioritises enjoyment over endurance.They have since built the Soft Hiking Club, an online community connecting soft hikers around the world. The movement has clearly resonated, generating over 11 billion views on TikTok and growing a combined audience of 100,000+ followers across TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. Their work has been featured in Insider, Forbes, Time Out, and CNBC, among others.This walk will take you from the Brontë Parsonage Museum, up across Penistone Hill, to the Brontë Bridge situated at the ‘meeting of the waters’. The walk will include various stops along the way where museum volunteer, Paul will be shedding light on the Brontë story and its connection with the landscape.Ticketholders for this event are entitled to discounted entry to the Museum at £9 (General concession ticket), as well as a choice of a ‘Team’ badge (Team Anne, Team Emily, Branwell and Charlotte badges).
Sat 25 Jul, 1:00pmOakwell Hall & Country Park, Birstall, WF17 9LFDiscover the National Gallery through Brontë eyes.Oakwell Hall and Country Park is one of the hosts of the National Gallery's nationwide exhibition, ‘The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep.’ Fourteen life-size reproductions of National Gallery paintings are to be displayed throughout the Country Park.Join us at Oakwell Hall for a fascinating curator-led tour exploring when the Brontë sisters visited the National Gallery—twice!—and what the Gallery looked like during their time. Learn about their visits, the artworks they encountered, and how these experiences may have influenced their writing. Each selected painting on the tour is paired with a hand‑picked literary quote from one of the novels, offering a rich and atmospheric connection between the art and the world of the Brontës.Perfect for adults with an interest in literature, history, or art, this unique experience brings together storytelling, heritage, and visual culture.
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Brontë Birthplace, Bradford, BD13 3HFThu 23rd July 2026, 11:00AMThu 6 Aug 2026, 11:00AMThu 20 Aug 2026, 11:00AMJoin storyteller Cathy Calvert for a magical morning of stories, imagination and creativity at the Brontë Birthplace.Perfect for younger children and their families, these relaxed storytelling sessions encourage a love of books and bring stories to life in the very place where the Brontës' own love of storytelling first began. Whether you're a regular visitor or discovering the Birthplace for the first time, Storytime offers a wonderful way to start your day.Afterwards, why not stay and explore the historic house, enjoy refreshments in our volunteer-run Tea Room or take part in our Brontë Cats trail?
In-person 2pm Brontë Space at the Old School RoomOnline 7:30pm ZoomIn chapter three of Wuthering Heights, Mr Lockwood’s encounter with Catherine Earnshaw’s ghost is shaped by the sensory. What he thinks is the tapping of a fir branch famously turns out to be Catherine’s ‘little, ice-cold hand’ at the window.In this Thursday talk, Meg Duell and Claire O’Callaghan explore the senses in Wuthering Heights and discuss Duell’s award-winning article ‘No Atom Rendered Void: The Aerial and Alchemical Enchantment of Wuthering Heights’, winner of the Brontë Studies Early Career Essay Prize for 2025. Together, they will explore how Emily Brontë uses air, weather, and atmosphere to turn windows, mirrors and gates into ‘portals of enchantment’, creating the unique conditions for the earthly and spiritual worlds to meet.
Lucia plays Anne Brontë, alongside Laura Del Papa and Hilary Scott as sisters Charlotte and Emily Brontë. Told over five days spanning three years, the play unfolds entirely within the Brontë family home, and offers an intimate and unflinching account of the sisters’ artistic ambitions, their pseudonymous path to publication, and the sisterhood that carried them through both. The play illuminates how their experiences echo those of the heroines who live on in their beloved and much interpreted literary classics, including Jane Eyre, Villette, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Wuthering Heights, not to mention the mythology surrounding the sisters themselves.Lucia came to the material with little prior knowledge of the Brontës. “I did all of that research over my audition” — but was quickly won over. What drew her in was not the sisters’ literary genius, so much as [Jordi] Mand’s insistence on their humanity. “They are geniuses. Of course they are. But they’re also real human people, with real human thoughts and struggles and doubts,” she says. That balance is especially pointed for Anne, who is usually overlooked because she lacks a towering masterwork like Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights to her credit. Lucia found in the role of Anne a portrait richer than the historical record allows: “Jordi does such a beautiful job at bringing her dimension,” she says. “Even though she is the forgotten Brontë sister, she is anything but forgotten in this play.” (Arpita Ghosal)
As England’s largest county, you can expect Yorkshire to be a bit exceptional. It is England in miniature: high fells and moorland for wild walking; soft green valleys for timeless villages and sparkling rivers (waterfalls, too); a bracing coastline for family beaches and fossil-hunting; and rolling farmland dotted with romantic ruined abbeys and sprawling stately homes.Add to the mix a lively dollop of culture – a 500-acre sculpture park, David Hockney, moody Brontë country, museums covering everything from the quaint (toys) to the spectacular (trains) – plus one-off Yorkshire experiences such as steaming across the moors in vintage railway carriages, and everyone should be happy. (Helen Pickles)
But really she was Boudica. Issy had walked out into the fields in those kitten heels and that full look in some kind of Brontë-esque suicide attempt in the rolling hills of Hilles
Stepping inside Haworth feels like turning a page from a classic English novel. Not long ago, digital creator and travel vlogger Farida dropped a video on Instagram, offering glimpses of the charming village. Cobbled streets, stone cottages, rustic bookshops, hazy lamposts and cosy tea rooms dominate the region, where every nook and corner feels like you have stepped back in time. One can also enter the Gothic churches that feel hauntingly beautiful.Literary enthusiasts can visit the famous Brontë Parsonage Museum, where one can witness Emily's mahogany writing desk and Charlotte’s rare miniature books, original manuscripts, and personal letters. Visitors can stand in the dining room where Wuthering Heights was penned, surrounded by the family’s original furniture, clothes, and hauntingly preserved Victorian rooms.Those looking for some adventure can hike through the wild moorlands to the atmospheric ruins of Top Withens, a ruined farmhouse widely believed to be the setting that inspired the desolate Earnshaw home in Emily Brontë's novel. Continuing with the vintage journey, you can board an authentic steam train on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. This 5-mile heritage line winds directly through Brontë country, stopping at Haworth’s beautifully restored Edwardian station. (Trisha Dey)
Kelly Creagh named one of her dogs Annabel, after the dead girl in Poe’s last great poem, which tells you roughly everything about where her imagination has spent the last fifteen years. The Nevermore trilogy dragged a cheerleader into Poe’s dreamworld. Phantom Heart rebuilt Leroux’s opera house as a teenage nightmare. Strange Unearthly Things sent three psychics into a Jane Eyre that bled. Across all of it, Creagh borrowed dead authors’ scaffolding to write about grief, duality, and the self we keep in shadow. (Jim McLeod)
There’s a pivotal scene in Wuthering Heights where Heathcliff overhears part of a conversation – the bad part – between his beloved Cathy and the servant Nelly Dean, but has fled in a rage by the time she’s saying the good part.Luckily, some of us are not so hot-headed. Last Sunday morning, after buying my copy of the Sunday Independent, I sat into my car and turned on The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk just as Kenny was introducing the items on his show. These were the first words I heard him saying: “President Trump has died suddenly.”Now, if I had done a Heathcliff on it, I would of course have been devastated to hear this news, given what a great job Donald Trump is doing. I would have been inconsolable at the loss of his enlightened leadership. I might even have switched off the radio and wept.For about five seconds, my head was spinning at the incalculable significance of this news. Forget about a clunky plot device in Wuthering Heights. Whole movies have been made about such moments, as a character’s life flashes in front of him – a process that spins out for about two hours in the cinema.But something told me that I had only heard the “bad” part, as it were. That there was perhaps more to this than the statement I’d heard from Kenny.Indeed, given the president’s many enemies, one might have expected that the celebrations of his sudden death would have started already. That cars would already be tearing down the street with their horns blaring at the “good” of it all.Sure enough, the Newstalk “listen back” facility revealed that Kenny’s full sentence went like this: “Lindsey Graham, sometime foe but then staunch ally of President Trump, has died suddenly.” (Declan Lynch)
Poets and artists, living and dead, populate the trilogy. Bianchi is not settling scores so much as searching for her place among them. What is poetry in the face of violence, not violence as metaphor, but violence as lived experience? Some figures, particularly the grand metteurs en scène who occupy the pantheon of the Festival d'Avignon, are treated with satirical irreverence while remaining, despite everything, aspirational. Others (Sarah Kane, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson) become something like secular saints. Bianchi inhabits their characters, weeps before their portraits as though before religious icons, and clings to their writings like relics. (Wesley Doucette)
Nevertheless, some readers may still be tempted to pick up a copy of “Indiana”, “Lélia” or “Mauprat” after they have finished “Becoming George”. For Ms Sampson lays out just how many admirers Sand had, including the Brontë sisters, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Marcel Proust. Gustave Flaubert, who exchanged letters with Sand for many years, addressed his fellow writer as chère maître (dear master).
Friday, Jul 17 2026, 2:00pm - 4:00pmCommunity Room (2nd Floor), NoBo LibraryDo you love the Brontës? Would you like to learn more about them and discuss them with fellow enthusiasts? Come celebrate our favorite literary sisters with light refreshments, trivia, crafts, and more! Period dress and/or fantastic hats encouraged but optional.
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Sat 18 Jul, 2:00pmBrontë Event Space at the Old School Room, HaworthJoin us for a deliciously gothic event with Dr Alessandra Pino, co-author of A Gothic Cookbook. Alessandra’s book digs into food themes and motifs in a series of classic and contemporary novels from the 19th century to the present day. We will be looking into how gothic food manifests into the Brontës novels, what it might mean and how some of the adaptations portray food.Alessandra is an expert on the intersections of the Gothic, food, and cultural memory. She worked with a Michelin-starred chef for nearly ten years before moving to academia, researching and publishing on food, cultural memory, the supernatural and the Gothic.
Sat Jul 18th 4:00pm - 5:00pmThe Old School RoomJoin Dr Claire O’Callaghan & Dr Michael Stewart as they dismantle the myths that have long obscured Emily Brontë’s life and art, revealing a bold, passionate, and politically attuned writer whose work still resonates today. Rediscover Emily Brontë for our times.Emily Brontë is one of our best-known writers, but also one of the most enigmatic. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, has been adapted across all media forms. The latest film adaptation, directed by Emerald Fennell, and starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is yet another interpretation.Dr Claire O’Callaghan’s Emily Brontë Reappraised brings new insight into how we read and remember one of literature’s most enigmatic writers. It has just been re-published in a new expanded form. Dr Michael Stewart is the multi-award-winning author of nine books, including, Walking the Invisible: Following in the Footsteps of the Brontës, and Ill Will: The Untold Story of Heathcliff. He is also the curator of the Brontë Stones and the director of the Brontë Writing Centre.
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July 17-19, 2026Cultúrlann Sweeney TheatreDough, Co. Clare, V15 P960, IrelandThis year’s festival will welcome leading Brontë experts to Kilkee for a weekend exploring the family’s Irish roots, its often-overlooked family members, its portrayal on screen, and the homes and buildings that shaped the Brontës’ lives. The programme also includes a watercolour workshop, a participatory dance event and a guided Brontë tour of Kilkee.Friday, 17 JulyOpening CeremonyThe festival will officially open at 6.45pm on Friday 17 July, followed at 7pm by a talk from Ann Dinsdale about her work and contribution to the production of the celebrated BBC film To Walk Invisible. Written and directed by award-winning writer Sally Wainwright, the drama explores the relationship between Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë and their troubled brother, Branwell. Individual talks are priced at €10, while a weekend pass costing €30 includes all four talks across Friday and Saturday. The film screening is free, and the watercolour workshop costs €30.Saturday, 18 July2pm: The Mother of the Brontës | Sharon WrightAt 2pm, award-winning journalist, playwright and author Sharon Wright will give a talk about Maria Branwell Brontë, the often-overlooked mother of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and Branwell. Sharon is the author of the historical biography The Mother of the Brontës. She writes for national newspapers and magazines and, in 2024, successfully campaigned for the correction of the Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey.3.30pm: The Brontës in Ireland or Facts are Stranger than Fiction | Uel WrightAt 3.30pm, Uel Wright will present The Brontës in Ireland,; Facts Are Stranger Than Fiction.His talk will draw on the influential book compiled by his great-great-uncle, William Wright, from oral histories concerning the Brontë family’s Irish ancestry. The audience will be taken into the early life and family background of Patrick Brontë, who was born in County Down, and will hear how the family’s Irish heritage may have influenced the imaginations and writing of his famous children.5pm: The Brontës in bricks and mortar | Ann Dinsdale and Sharon WrightAt 5pm, Ann Dinsdale and Sharon Wright will come together to discuss their recent joint publication, Let Me In: The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar.The book explores the houses, buildings and places connected with the Brontë family and examines what later happened to these important locations.It has been described by Professor Kathryn Sutherland as “personal and poetic, authoritative and richly evocative”, while novelist Stacey Halls praised it as being “full of insight, compassion and exciting new discoveries”.The authors’ discussion will be followed by questions from the audience.7.30pm Participatory dance event. Further details will be announced shortly.Sunday, 19 JulyThe festival concludes on Sunday afternoon with a guided Brontë tour of Kilkee, exploring Charlotte Brontë’s honeymoon visit to the town and the landscape she so greatly admired.
Bradford Heritage FestivalBrontë Parsonage MuseumThu 16 Jul 11:00am /2:00pmThe year is 1848.Join Tabbitha Ackroyd (Brontë servant and confidante) and John Brown (grave digger and tippler) for their tour of Haworth. See the sights and get the gossip. Be introduced to doctors and lady novelists, maiden aunts and sewage inspectors. Keep your eyes peeled and you might spot a Brontë…This event brings history to life through characters and stories the Brontës knew.It is an outside promenade performance beginning at the Brontë Parsonage Museum and taking place in the churchyard and the top of Main Street.This performance will last approximately 50 mins and is suitable for all ages.
The Banagher Brontë Group is holding a social gathering on Thursday week, July 16, in Corrigan's Corner Pub at 9pm.The evening will begin with a special showing of 'Arthur & Charlotte: A Victorian Romance Remembered' which was performed in Tullamore in December 2019 by the Banagher Martello Tower Players.
The performance, which relates the romance between Arthur Bell Nicholls and his wife Charlotte Brontë, was filmed by Maebh O' Regan and features many well known Banagher faces.
Two eminent Brontë scholars, Ann Dinsdale and Sharon Wright will be in attendance as they are paying a short visit to Banagher en route to the Killkee Brontë Festival the following weekend.
Last call for this coming Friday night’s Banagher Brontë Group annual quiz in Seán Corrigan’s Corner Pub at 9 p.m.Ray Flannery has prepared an array of interesting, humorous and challenging questions so it will be a night to enjoy.Tables for teams of four are €40 each.Many thanks to Nigel West who has donated a print of the Thornton Brontë Birthplace, value €125 for our raffle.
Wed 15 July, 10am-4pmThe Servant's Room, Brontë Parsonage MuseumListen to Sophia Hatfield’s entertaining take on local stories and folklore - with music, costume and props! Drop in during your Museum visit!
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July 15 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmThe Old School Rooms, Church Street, Haworth, BD22 8DRThe world famous Brontë Sisters cope with nightclubs, TV adaptations and life events - with original songs and a kicking bonnet.This show "brings Charlotte to life" in the very place where she had her wedding reception! It imagines her coping with the modern day Edinburgh Fringe, yet also deals with real life events, all illustrated with original songs, accompanied by harp.Written and performed by singer/songwriter and lifelong Brontë fan Pauline Vallance, this show has been described as "having heart as well as laughs" and "the highlight of my trip to Haworth". It has been presented in Haworth, at the Morecambe, Dundee and Wandsworth Fringes and at Patrick Brontë's Homeland.
Once a day, 13-19 July, 2:00pmMeet outside the Museum ShopFor Bradford Heritage Festival, we're holding a guided moorland walk to Penistone Hill once a day. We’ll discover the landscape that inspired the Brontës and explore some remnants of its industrial past.Approximately takes 1hr 30mins. The walk is quite short, but includes some hills and rough ground underfoot, so sturdy footwear is essential.If the event is cancelled, we’ll contact you. We reserve the right to make changes to our programme. All information is correct at the time of booking. We kindly ask that you do not bring dogs or other pets to our in-person events unless stated otherwise (if you'd like to bring your service dog to an event, please let us know).
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Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00Loading Bay, BD1 3QRJoin volunteer Mark Musolf as he reflects on his remarkable journey at the Brontë Birthplace growing from casual helper to committee member, acclaimed tour guide, and a cornerstone of the Birthplace community.As part of the Brontë Birthplace team he shares the fascinating stories of the Brontë family and this special house, helping others to connect with the Brontës’ legacy and leave with a deeper appreciation of both the family’s story and the place where it began.In this insightful talk, Musolf charts the history of the project, its evolving aims and the tremendous successes achieved through dedication, collaboration and local pride.
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Folkloric Legends and Influences of the BrontësSunday, 12 July 2026 | 13:30 – 14:30Loading Bay, BD1 3QRThe Brontë children were surrounded by storytellers from birth, hearing tales from different voices and areas. With parents from the North of Ireland and Cornwall, both places redolent with myths, legends, and their own stories related in geographical accents.Listening to genteel Thornton company would have contrasted much with servants’ speech, which in turn would have been different to that in Haworth and Keighley.Dialect, myths and legends in each place were influenced by past migration, and new communities settling in the areas during the Brontës’ lives.In this talk, Irene looks at these influences, the accents and dialect the Brontës heard around them, on visits to Keighley, and how these may have found their way into their written work.
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 14:45 – 15:45Loading Bay, BD1 3QStep into the shadowed world of passion, obsession and moral ambiguity in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.Join acclaimed Brontë scholar Dr Claire O’Callaghan and popular literary culture specialist Dr Jo Parsons for a thought-provoking discussion exploring the novel’s dark romantic legacy and its influence on contemporary phenomena, such as Twilight, After and The Vampire Diaries. Together, they will examine the enduring appeal of dark romance tropes including longing, intensity and toxicity, while questioning the ethics behind these narratives.Is Heathcliff a romantic hero or something far more troubling? Discover why stories of destructive love continue to captivate audiences across generations and popular culture today.
Sunday, 12 July 2026 | 16:00 – 17:00Loading Bay, BD1 3QRWith new adaptations and viral discussions bringing classic literature to new audiences, the Brontë sisters are once again at the centre of cultural conversation.Join acclaimed author Lucasta Miller and renowned Brontë scholar Dr Claire O’Callaghan as they explore how our understanding of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë continues to evolve in the 21st century.From Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre to modern film and television adaptations, this engaging discussion examines why the Brontës’ stories of passion, ambition and rebellion still resonate today.Discover how contemporary audiences are reshaping the myths, legacy and enduring appeal of one of literature’s most celebrated families.
The birthplace of the Brontë sisters will host an event looking at its own history as part of Bradford Literature Festival.The Brontë Birthplace in Thornton re-opened last year, and on Friday Bradford-born heritage champion Steve Stanworth will share his 26‑year journey restoring and celebrating the building.The event, being held at the Thornton attraction, is part of Bradford Literature Festival, and will take place at 6.30pm on Friday.At the event, Mr Stanworth will explain how he helped to return the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street to its Regency character.He has also played a central role in restoring the Brontë Bell Chapel and, with Christa Ackroyd, created the Brontë exhibition at St James’ Church.Patrick Brontë himself wrote that his happiest years were spent in Thornton, a sentiment that underpins Steve’s lifelong dedication to preserving this remarkable heritage.
7. Helen Graham escapes her disastrous marriage to Arthur Huntingdon in which Anne Brontë novel? (Olav Bjortomt)
It will be necessary to see if Kazan's adaptation maintains the epic and tragic spirit of the author, who delves into the problem of identity, betrayal, inheritance, and love without concessions, or if it creates a digestible product, as Emerald Fennell did with Wuthering Heights, which Mariana Enríquez described as a "boring and silly" film, as it turned a dark and demonic story that explores the beauty of the abyss, depression, and love for darkness into something sexy. Will the same happen with Steinbeck? We will see. (Pol Guasch)
When Merrick is revealed, the reactions from those who see him are almost uniformly panicked (though some respond with a commingling of the grotesque and erotic that wouldn’t be out of place in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights). (Jacob Oller)
The Telegraph India announces the Indian streaming premiere on JioHotstar of Wuthering Heights 2026. EuroWeekly News wonders about the Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever arriving in Potsdam. Vintage Reads posts about The Invention of Charlotte Brontë by Graham Watson.
Monroe County Public Library, Southwest Branch, Meeting Room ASaturday, July 11, 2:00pm - 5:00pmJoin us for our quarterly Movies vs. Books Club! Popcorn and candy will be provided during the movie. Age 18 and up.Read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, then join us to watch the 2011 film adaptation directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. You can request a copy of the book be placed on hold for you when you register to attend, or read or listen to a digital copy on Libby or Hoopla. Afterwards, we'll tackle the question: which was better—the book or the movie?Please contact Becky Craft at bcraft@mcpl.info if you have any questions about this program.
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10/07/2026 at 6:30 PM - 8:00 PMBrontë Birthplace, ThorntonBradford-born heritage champion Steve Stanworth shares his remarkable 26‑year journey restoring and celebrating Thornton’s extraordinary Brontë legacy.From transforming the Old Bell Chapel, where Patrick Brontë served as perpetual curate from 1815 to 1820, to creating the St James’ Church Brontë exhibition, which includes the font at which all the Brontë children, except Maria, were baptised.Stanworth explains how he helped to return the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street to its Regency character, Steve brings together the story of three landmark Brontë projects and the passion that has driven them.Patrick Brontë himself wrote that his happiest years were spent in Thornton, a sentiment that underpins Steve’s lifelong dedication to preserving this remarkable heritage.
Saturday, 11 July 2026 | 09:00 – 17:00The Midland Hotel, BD1 4HUBradford Literature Festival’s much-loved Brontë tour returns for another unforgettable journey into the lives and legacy of one of literature’s most celebrated families.Led by broadcaster and Brontë enthusiast Christa Ackroyd, this specially curated experience includes travel by vintage coach to the Brontës’ childhood home in Thornton village and lunch at Branwell Brontë’s favourite haunt, The Lord Nelson pub.Journey through the dramatic Yorkshire moors that inspired Wuthering Heights while uncovering fascinating stories from your expert guide.The tour also includes entry to the Brontë Parsonage Museum and an exclusive talk from museum staff exploring the enduring brilliance of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë.
Thursday 9 July, 2026 at 19:00The Bookery, 21 High Street, CreditonThe Bookery is delighted to welcome Amelia Blackwell for an evening of literary mystery and historic intrigue as she discusses her new novel, The Haunting of a Brontë with Devon crime writer Stephanie Austin, promising a lively evening of murder mystery, literary history and the enduring fascination of the Brontës.Tickets £5, ticketholders will receive 15% off purchases of The Haunting of a Brontë on the night.
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Afterword Bookshop, 216 East 6rh Street, New York NY 10003July 8, 7pmJoin Deborah Lutz as she discusses her new book This Dark Night: Emily Brontë, A Life, in conversation with Amanda Vaill.Emily Brontë (1818–1848) was only twenty-seven-years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. Two years later in 1847, she completed Wuthering Heights. It took the world almost a century to catch up to Brontë’s masterpiece, and it has taken even longer to know Brontë―an elusive figure, with a ghostly legacy provoked by her early death and the loss (and likely destruction) of almost all her personal papers.Drawing on formerly inaccessible notebooks and manuscripts, This Dark Night constructs a portrait of Brontë, her famous writing sisters Charlotte and Anne, and the effect of their sisters’ and mother’s tragic deaths. In the first full-length biography in over twenty years, renowned scholar Deborah Lutz sketches the days of a woman crafting otherworldly fiction while running her father’s parsonage: writing interweaving with household work, daydreaming, and exploring the rough-hewn outdoors.As she traces the influence of Brontë’s life and work, Lutz follows how Brontë’s fantastical early poems of the night sky, women rulers, and outsiders and rebels grew into the stormy, transcendent Wuthering Heights. Lutz also illuminates the overlooked ways that the legendary writer addressed debates of her time that still resonate today, including questions of gender and sexuality, race and class, and rapid industrialization set against the natural world.From her menagerie of dogs and birds to the beloved moors that Brontë wandered and later emblazoned in her novel, Lutz depicts the passions of an author at odds with convention. Uniting the domestic and the cosmic, This Dark Night plumbs the life and writing of this idiosyncratic woman, dark soul, and monumental genius.
Tuesday 7th July6:30pm – 8pm (doors open from 6pm)Brontë BirthplaceHeritage researcher and Brontë Birthplace General Manager Anna Gibson explores the uncanny pull of Brontë Country—a landscape shaped as much by longing and myth as by history.Drawing on her experiences living, working, and walking across Brontë Country, she examines how moors, memories, and cherished objects become charged with meaning, and how the Brontës’ presence continues to haunt cultural memory, tourism, and heritage practice today.Anna’s History:After completing her MA in Heritage Studies at the University of Manchester, Anna Gibson joined the Brontë Birthplace on Market Street, Thornton, Bradford, as its first General Manager.The building was acquired through the combined support of more than 700 individual investors, together with funding from Bradford City of Culture 2025, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Community Ownership Fund, and the Rural England Prosperity Fund.Now managed by Brontë Birthplace Limited, a Community Benefit Society, the house opened to the public in March 2025.
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