Marlon Brando read Elaine Stritch passages of Wuthering Heights on a date

Broadway World Brisbane gives 4 stars to Shake and Stir's Jane Eyre.

Nelle Lee fantastically encapsulated Jane's personality and wild, fiesty ambitions however, I felt that she was too pretty for the part. Whilst the word plan is very versatile, I expected Jane to be more similar in appearance to that of a scrawny teenager who isn't quite comfortable in their body, rather than a poised women. Lee's chemistry with Anthony Standish (Mr Rochester) sent sparks throughout the entire audience, especially to the high school drama groups who cheered and cooed whenever they embraced. Standish was the perfectly cast in his role, balancing Rochester's stern, arrogant and affectionate sides beautifully.
Helen Howard always has a way of making things look effortless on stage and this show did not disappoint. Her fluid transitions in and out of the plethora of characters she brought to life were such a joy to watch, especially her dance between the teachers at the orphanage.
The work features original music, written by Sarah McLeod which adds another dimension to the narrative as well as her performing the songs live. McLeod's presence on stage helps create the dark ambiance of the piece as she sings the things that are unsaid, serving as a looking glass into Jane's interior monologue as well as showing the secrets of the world around her.
Futcher added delightful moments of comedy into the work in which the daughter morphed into a puppet like creature that moved at every ping and whose voice was controlled by another, further emphasising the powerlessness of a motherless child.
One of my favourite scenes was the one set in the orphanage, in which the girls recited their day to day activities almost like they were playing charades for the audience. It was so exquisitely done and wish such precision and detail that it still replays in my head.
Josh McIntosh's imagery of the contrasting greys and the bright white lighting, blended the female characters into their surroundings, making them almost invisible. And I don't know how Jason Glenwright did it but he set the entire stage on fire and it was such a spectacle to behold. I truly don't think that that's an image that I will ever forget.
The company of shake and stir have created another life for Jane Eyre, in a world that still desperately needs more Jane Eyre's to have the opportunity to stand up to their oppressors. It will make you think, it will make you feel and it will give you hope. (Virag Dombay)

While ArtsHub gives it 3.5 stars out of 5.

Theatre company shake & stir’s stage adaptation of this iconic piece of English literature features just four actors. Nelle Lee plays Jane, the uncompromising protagonist, while the other three actors play multiple characters: Anthony Standsih, for example, plays both Mr Brocklehurst, the headmaster who mistreats Jane as a child, and Mr Rochester, Jane’s employer when she becomes a governess at Thornfield manor, and later her love interest.
The switching of characters is never jarring or confusing. The actors skilfully change dress, accent, and location on stage to make it easy to recognise that they are embodying a different character. The fact that Lee never changes character allows the audience to focus on Jane, her development and journey to self-discovery. [...]
Theatre company shake & stir’s stage adaptation of this iconic piece of English literature features just four actors. Nelle Lee plays Jane, the uncompromising protagonist, while the other three actors play multiple characters: Anthony Standsih, for example, plays both Mr Brocklehurst, the headmaster who mistreats Jane as a child, and Mr Rochester, Jane’s employer when she becomes a governess at Thornfield manor, and later her love interest.
The switching of characters is never jarring or confusing. The actors skilfully change dress, accent, and location on stage to make it easy to recognise that they are embodying a different character. The fact that Lee never changes character allows the audience to focus on Jane, her development and journey to self-discovery. (Federica Caso)

Still on the stage but in the US, DC Theatre Scene reviews Stormy Weather, a retelling of William Shakespeare's The Tempest with music by Billie Holiday.

She devils. Film-noir temptresses. Crazy women in attics à la “Jane Eyre.” In art of all sorts, women who speak up, sashay to a different drummer or who just challenge male authority often get branded by such less-than-flattering terms. And they often suffer violent or at least unpleasant ends. That’s what happens to Sycorax, the “blue-eyed hag” who dies before the action starts in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (Jennifer Barger)

Pure Wow recommends 'The 50 Best Things to Do in England'.

32. Walk the Yorkshire moors
You may not be in a Brontë novel, but walking through the rolling hills of the North York Moors National Park still has a romantic feel. Look for the Cleveland Way, a 109-mile trail the encircles the park. (Emily Zemler)

Star Tribune features the book Still Here: The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch by Alexandra Jacobs.

Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg were teachers at her drama school, where Marlon Brando was a fellow student who once read her passages of "Wuthering Heights" on a date. (Brooke Lefferts)

W Magazine interviews singer/musician Carly Simon.

In your book, you write about your experience working on the movies Heartburn and Postcards From the Edge. If you could score any other movie what would that be? Can it be a series? I would pick one of the two series that I love the most, A Place to Call Home or Last Tango in Halifax. If you want a movie, let’s see, I’d like to score an old film noir movie: The 39 Steps or Rebecca or Wuthering Heights. (Brooke Marine)

Founder of luxury leather brand Métier Melissa Morris tells Financial Times that her

perfect travel soundtrack would have to include Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush, because it makes me feel so free and positive (Jessica Beresford)