OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Micheál Mac Liammóir 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Charlotte Brontë

• Setting

  Thornfield Hall, an English country house.

• Synopsis

  Boldly searching for love and independence on her own terms, Jane survives a wretched childhood, unbroken in spirit and integrity, to eventually fall in love with the troubled but romantic Mr. Rochester. Dark secrets, a presence in the attic and scandalous revelations, however, might herald the end of all her longed for love and happiness.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  13

• Female

  14

• Total

  27

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  07 March 1944

• Producer

  Presented by Edwards-Mac Liammoir Gate Theatre Productions

• Original Venue

  Gate Theatre/Amharclann an Gheata
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.