13 – 24 October 2026
Rose Theatre

Adapted by Sally Cookson, Mike Akers and the Original Company
Novel by Charlotte Brontë
Directed by Lily Dyble

Presented by Rose Theatre, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Storyhouse Chester in association with Northern Stage Newcastle.

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me”

One woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage and a love that is worthy of her heart.

Orphaned as a young girl, the passionate and sensitive Jane longs to escape the clutches of her cruel aunt.

Freedom beckons when she is offered the job of a governess in the house of the brooding and secretive Mr Rochester.

As intrigue turns to attraction, Jane finds herself drawn in by Rochester’s mercurial charm. But when the truth finally comes out, she will be forced to choose between the man she wants, and the woman she wants to be.

This co-production, supported by a grant from the Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST), will premiere at the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, 26 September-10 October, before touring to Rose Theatre, 13-24 October, Northern Stage in Newcastle, 3-7 November and Storyhouse in Chester, 10-21 November.