Brontë
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 2M, 4F
- ISBN: 9781848421707
A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.
In 1845, Branwell Brontë returns home in disgrace, plagued by his addictions. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, his sisters write…
Polly Teale's extraordinary play evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontës, as their fictional characters come to haunt their creators.
REVIEWS:
In 1845, Branwell Brontë returns home in disgrace, plagued by his addictions. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, his sisters write…
Polly Teale's extraordinary play evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontës, as their fictional characters come to haunt their creators.
Brontë was produced by award-winning theatre company Shared Experience in 2010, in a co-production with the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, directed by Nancy Meckler.
Shared Experience are acclaimed the world over for their powerful, visually-charged productions.
REVIEWS:
"Breathtaking... a rare feat of theatrical imagining."
Evening Standard
"Ambitious, intelligent and absorbing."
Financial Times
"Soars on the wings of imagination."
Daily Telegraph
"Riveting... a tantalising glimpse through the window of a uniquely haunted family home."
The Times
Premiere Production:
Shared Experience on tour and West End 2005; revived 2010.
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Good role(s) for female performers, Expandable casting
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