The harrowing, unhinged presence of Bertha Rochester hangs heavy over Charlotte Bronte's classic 19th- century novel, "Jane Eyre." Bertha, a Creole from Jamaica, moves to England after marrying the ...

For theater artist KJ Sanchez, directing the upcoming Milwaukee Repertory Theater production of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” isn’t just an opportunity to immerse herself in a famed adaptation of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre has long held its place as one of literature’s ...

If you're going to completely reimagine the stories of two famous literary characters, you might as well do it with style. That's what fans of "Dracula" and "Jane Eyre" can expect with "Reluctant ...

I recently attended a performance of the National Theatre and Bristol Old Vic’s musical adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre, a story that brilliantly reimagines the Bildungsroman ...

Mental illness as woman: It’s a trope that keeps on giving. From Blanche DuBois (A Streetcar Named Desire) to Bertha Mason (Jane Eyre) to Norma Desmond (Sunset Boulevard) and beyond, writers have used ...