Jane Eyre

By Polly Teale

November 2019, Robinson College Auditorium

Associate Director

"It is madness in all women to let a secret love kindle within them, which, if unreturned and unknown, must devour the life that feeds it."

A bold and theatrically inventive adaptation of the literary classic that succeeds as both a wise distillation of the novel and a thrilling piece of theatre in its own right.

As a child, the orphaned Jane Eyre is taught by a succession of severe guardians to stifle her natural exuberance. A part of herself is locked away, out of view of polite society... Until she arrives at Mr Rochester's house as a governess to his young ward. Soon, Rochester's passionate nature reawakens Jane's hidden self, but darker secrets are lurking in the attic...

Noting and providing feedback on final rehearsals.

Photography by Louisa Chatterton