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Bronte
Visiting Company
As their brother descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, the sisters write… Brontë beautifully evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontës, in a production in which their fictional characters come to haunt their creators.
A Shared Experience and Watermill Theatre production, co-produced by Oxford Playhouse.
It is 1845. Branwell returns home in disgrace. Plagued by alcohol and drug addiction, he has been dismissed from domestic service following an affair with the mistress of the house.
In a seamless melding of inner lives and outer reality, this play brilliantly conveys how a creative furnace roared within the rigid enclosures of Victorian constraint.
Shared Experience return to the Citizens following their memorable production of The Glass Menagerie last year.
By Polly Teale
Directed by Nancy Meckler
Main Theatre
User Rating ★★★★★
Rated: (5/5), based on 2 ratings
Wheelchair Access
Guide Dogs welcome
Induction LoopPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ARCHIVE ENTRY. THIS SHOW IS NO LONGER ON SALE.
Age Recommendation: 14+
(scenes of a sexual nature)
POST SHOW TALK
Thu 2 JuneFree with tickets to the show.
Contact 0141 429 0022 to book.
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Click to download schools' resourcesBronte Education Resource Pack.pdf
PRESS
“Breathtaking….riveting…a tantalising glimpse through the window of a uniquely haunted family home.”
4 stars The Times
★★★★The Guardian
★★★★ The Telegraph
Comments
Ms Nicola Burns ★★★★★
4th June 2011
Just back from a fantastic evening watching Bronte. I have came home enthralled and intiqued by this magnificent play.I was enthralled from beginning to end in a journey of emotion and intrique. The play was absorbing throughout. What talent from all. Written superbly and executed by outstanding actors. A great emotionally charged evening. Many Thanks... will be remembered for a long time
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Maggie Mulligan ★★★★★
5th June 2011
I was moved to tears by this performance. The script and acting was superb, and well done to Tom Hughes who 'read' Bramwell. Never get tired seeing different interpretations of Jane Eyre, but this insight to all of the Bronte family mirroring their private dreams and demons is surely worthy of more recognition. Bring it back again please.