Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Dyad Productions
Performed by Rebecca Vaughan / Written and directed by Elton Townend Jones

From Dyad Productions, the creators of Dalloway, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe, Female Gothic, I, Elizabeth, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Christmas Gothic and Austen’s Women.

Struggling to think, live and love beyond the stifling expectations of duty, class and convention, governess Jane Eyre and Master Edward Rochester take a dark journey towards sensual and intellectual liberation. Told through Jane’s eyes, English literature’s most celebrated autobiographical novel shocked the Victorians, and Charlotte Bronte’s gothic subversion of fairy-tale romance is now distilled for the stage – under its full title – by writer/director Elton Townend Jones. Performer Rebecca Vaughan embodies everywoman Jane – and several other characters – in this intimate study of love’s realities. Dyad Productions is proud to present and premiere this brand-new show at the Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans.

★★★★★★ ’Riveting… a breathtaking creation’ (Edinburgh Evening News on I, Elizabeth)
★★★★★ ‘One of the most exciting young performers on the British stage’ (British Theatre Guide on Austen’s Women)
★★★★★ ’A truly breathtaking experience’ (Fringe Review on I, Elizabeth)
★★★★★ ‘Richly re-imagined, exquisitely evocative.’ (Edinburgh Guide on Dalloway)
★★★★★ ‘Superlative’ (Remotegoat on The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe)
★★★★★ ‘A theatrical masterpiece’ (Three Weeks on Austen’s Women)
★★★★ ‘A near perfect piece of theatre’ (The Scotsman on Female Gothic)
‘Perfection… Vaughan is simply sublime in one of the best shows at the Fringe’ (Huffington Post on Dalloway)

Dyad Productions creates, produces and tours classic theatre with an innovative and contemporary emphasis. This stage adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s classic novel is Dyad’s eighth original production in as many years. Previous works, Austen’s Women and I, Elizabeth were five-star successes at Edinburgh and Adelaide in 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, with The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Female Gothic, The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe and Dalloway garnering five-star reviews at Edinburgh between 2011-2015. All seven Dyad plays continue to tour across the UK and internationally, while Austen’s Women returned to Edinburgh in 2013 for another highly acclaimed five-star run, as did I, Elizabeth in 2015. The Diaries of Adam and Eve was published in 2013 (by StageScripts) and The Unremarkable Death of Monroe in 2016 (by Samuel French).

For more information visit http://www.dyadproductions.com/