Farnham's Jane Eyre

Last November (from 16 - 26 November 2005) the New Farnham Repertory Company played a production of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre in St Andrew's parish church, Farnham. The adaptation was by Ian Mullins, who was also the director, and Helen Dorward.
As we failed to report it on time, we want to redeem ourselves by leading you to this website full of pictures of the production. If your interest is now awakened you can read this enthusiast review of the play published in the Farnham Herald:

It was all so real: we were there in that time and place with the characters as the story of Jane Eyre was played out in Farnham’s large and shadowy parish church by the New Farnham Repertory Company.
So close is the proximity of the audience to the players as they move back and forth, using the central aisle to bridge scene and venue, that they cannot help but take the watcher with them. It was a theatrical feat requiring utter concentration for all the cast, who never faltered or lost conviction under such close scrutiny. (...)
The stricken Rochester’s cry from afar for “Jane, Jane, Jane” and her response “I am coming. Wait for me,” played out in semi-darkness is a dramatic zenith, exemplifying Mullins’s directing skill. (...)
Simon Cole, William Whymper, Brenda Longman, Christine McDerment and of course the exceptional Helen Dorward, portray one, or several, of the carefully crafted characters to make another exceptional offering from the NFRC. (Suzanne Cansfield)

Categories: Theatre, Jane_Eyre, Charlotte_Brontë