Jane Eyre: a Musical – an intimate Brontë adaptation that misses the novel’s darkness
The Conversation · 9 Oct 2026

Jane Eyre: a Musical – an intimate Brontë adaptation that misses the novel’s darkness

Jane Eyre may describe herself as “plain, and little”, but how do you make a little musical about a literary heroine who looms so large? That question lies at the heart of Jane Eyre: a Musical, currently on at London’s Southwark Playhouse. Adapted by John Caird and Paul Gordon from Charlotte Brontë’


⬅ Back home Read full article ➡