All in all, it is a hugely pleasurable experience and the touring production of Jane Eyre, directed by Alex Howarth and adapted by Dawn Bush, gave theatre-goers a treat.The players were superb and although it was a story line well known to the audience, it was acted with vigour and vibrancy from a fluent five-strong cast.Jane, played by Francesca Anderson, was exactly the Jane we admire. While Mr Rochester (Andrew Lindfield) had all the flawed fallibilities but essential decency which we associate with him. [...]It is very much a novel about suffering and how to overcome it with strength, dignity and resilience. Not a bad lesson in these difficult times for so many.The rest of the cast, especially Adele Varens (Francesca Ottley) were nimble and added a lively touch of comedy to proceedings. Its pace was excellent, as at over two hours long it is a play which needs expert handling.The exchanges between Jane and Mr Rochester were vivid – “I am no bird and no net ensnares me. I am a free human being with an independent will.”The comedy in Jane Eyre can be underplayed, but this production got it just right and the best laugh of the evening was secured in the line “You men never do consider economy and common sense.”Isn’t that the truth! Bronte was no women’s libber, at least not in the modern sense, but you get the feeling she felt very restrained by a Victorian world – the book was first published in 1847 – which was thoroughly male-dominated.Delayed by over a year, this was a terrific production which received a justifiably rousing response from the audience.The theatre took the wise decision to remove around 30 seats in their recent renovations so you will need to be quick to snap up tickets and this was a hugely deserved sell out. (Niall Hickman)
This close atmosphere isn't lost when the film takes us to São Miguel, turning the stunning island into something like the gothic moorland in a Brontë novel: a violent and rugged landscape that complements Jamie's tormented soul running wild with possibilities and eventualities. (Alisha Mughal)
I looked to the models of independent-thinking women like my female teachers and those whom I admired in the books I read. Wuthering Heights, Anne of Green Gables, and Emma had feisty female characters with minds of their own. They made me realize that I too could be self-sufficient and determine my own life’s path. (Evelyn LaTorre)
Main Line Media News: What is your favorite course at Episcopal Academy and why?Naomi Isaac-Hyman: I am a rabid fan of knowledge in general; I simply love learning, and I have loved so many of my classes. If I had to choose, my favorite course so far has been World Literature, because we read stories that took place around the world such as Othello (Venice), Things Fall Apart (Africa), and Wide Sargasso Sea (The Caribbean). I was especially excited about Wide Sargasso Sea, for two reasons. One, it is essentially a fanfiction novel about the “crazy woman in the attic” from Jane Eyre, which gives the story of her marriage to Mr. Rochester and how she ends up in his attic from her perspective. Two, the story takes place in the Caribbean. My mother grew up in Saint Lucia, south of Martinique and southeast of Barbados, and before Wide Sargasso Sea, I had never read a book for English class that took place in the Caribbean. I was thrilled to finally read a book along with my classmates that talked about the Caribbean and some of its beauty and culture. (Bruce Adams)
Diesen Unisexduft könnten sich Jane Eyre und Mr. Rochester teilen. Mit seiner düsteren Weichheit passt er perfekt in die unheimlich-romantische Atmosphäre von Charlotte Brontës berühmtem Roman. Wer lieber guckt als liest, schaut den Film auf Netflix. (Malena Ruder) (Translation)
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