⭐ CHARLIE BURN & ASHLEY GILMOUR TO LEAD UK PREMIERE OF JANE EYRE – THE MUSICAL ⭐
Initial casting for the UK premiere of the stage musical adaptation of JANE EYRE has been announced.
JANE EYRE, a musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë, will make its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, for a strictly limited season this Summer.
Starring Charlie Burn (Mean Girls, Les Misérables) as Jane and Ashley Gilmour (Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon) as Rochester.
JANE EYRE will be co-directed by RSC and National Theatre director John Caird, who previously adapted and co-directed the original production of Les Misérables in the West End, on Broadway and across the world and Broadway’s Megan McGinnis, star of Beauty and the Beast, Little Women and Beetlejuice.
Full cast & creative team will be announced soon.
Jane’s journey, from cruelly-used orphan to independent womanhood, centres on the dark and beautiful Thornfield Hall and its owner, the mysterious and conflicted Edward Rochester. Here Jane is caught up in a web of secrets and lies, physical and moral danger, self-doubt, betrayal and heart-breaking loss. How she restores herself, through inner strength, self-knowledge and forgiveness, gives this passionate story the most moving and uplifting resolution.
Charlotte Brontë’s romance, derived from her own life story, is imbued with her own brand of fervent feminism, but also has elements of the gothic and the supernatural, both derived from her profound spiritual beliefs. These complexities and ambiguities are brought to vivid life in the figure of her heroine, the vulnerable, witty, lovable and indomitable Jane.
JANE EYRE originally premiered in Toronto in 1996 and was subsequently produced on Broadway in 2000, being nominated for five Tony Awards. Adam Blanshay Productions is partnering with the original Canadian producers, David and Hannah Mirvish, for the 30th Anniversary year of the show.
JANE EYRE will play Southwark Playhouse Elephant, running from 28th August – 24th October 2026, with tickets on sale now.
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