Sarah Gordon's Underdog: The Other Other Brontë opens in Chorley:
Written by Sarah Gordon
Directed by Amber Walsh
Main Stage Chorley Theatre,
Dole Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 2RL.
February 23rd-28th
Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one… Anne.
This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of words. It’s about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition.
Sarah Gordon’s play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame.
Director Amber Walsh says “through sharp humour and a knowing look at how history picks its favourites, the play looks at sibling rivalry, creativity, and the erasure of women writers from history.”
“This is not a story about well-behaved women, it’s about the power of words, love and jealousy” (Ian Robinson)
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