The new production based on Charlotte Brontë’s novel will run at the theatre from the 26th September until the 10th October.
Officially opening on the 1st October, it has been announced that the production will be directed by 2025 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award-winner Lily Dyble.
Based on Sally Cookson, Mike Akers and the original company’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s novel, the production is a co-production between Mercury Theatre Colchester, Rose Theatre Kingston and Storyhouse Chester in association with Northern Stage Newcastle.
One woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage, and a love that is worthy of her heart.
Orphaned as a young girl, the passionate and sensitive Jane longs to escape the clutches of her cruel aunt.
Freedom beckons when she is offered the job of a governess in the house of the brooding and secretive Mr Rochester.
As intrigue turns to attraction, Jane finds herself drawn in by Rochester’s mercurial charm. But when the truth finally comes out, she will be forced to choose between the man she wants, and the woman she wants to be.
Talking about directing the production Lily Dyble says: “What I see at the heart of this story is courage in the face of the unknown. Jane Eyre reminds us of the risk and enormity of love, but also how uncertainty can breed hope, as well as fear; that we can choose to fiercely love each other and ourselves, even within chaos, and even when our old lives have been lost to the fire. I’m thrilled to be bringing Jane’s story to audiences across England this autumn, with the support of four wonderful venues and the RTST.”
Further details including casting for the production have yet to be announced.
To book tickets visit: https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/jane-eyre/