Bronte

Written by Polly Teale

Thurs 24 April – Sat 26 April and Tues 29 April – Sat 3 May

Directed by Ingrid Corrigan

Bronte explores how three Victorian sisters living in isolation on the Yorkshire moors, came to write some of the most powerful and passionate fiction of all time.

We see the real and imagined worlds of Charlotte, Emily and Anne as the fictional characters come to haunt their creators and how they are affected by their brother Branwell's descent into alcoholism and insanity.

The play was first performed by Shared Experience Theatre Company in 2005 and is written by award-winning writer and director Polly Teale.

AuthorPolly Teale

Polly Teale was born in East Grinstead in 1962. After seeing a production of Anna Karenina she was moved to write to the director, Nancy Meckler, who contacted Polly. The two are now joint artistic directors of the 'Shared Experience' theatre company. Teale writes and also directs, winning the prize for best director at the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her staging of 'After Mrs. Rochester'.

Teale's own plays include:

After Mrs Rochester (2003)
Bronte (2005)
Fallen (1987)
Jane Eyre (1997)
Now You See Me (1987)

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Characters

Charlotte	Alice Corrigan
Emily	Francesca McCrohon
Anne	Lorraine Galliers
Branwell	Callum West
Patrick	David Penrose
Cathy/Bertha	Lynda Fleming

Crew