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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Chris Wiegand

The best theatre to stream this month: Edinburgh fringe, Jane Eyre and more

Madeleine Worrall in the title role in Sally Cookson’s adaptation of Jane Eyre, co-produced by Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre.
Inspiring … Madeleine Worrall in the title role in Sally Cookson’s adaptation of Jane Eyre, co-produced by Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

Jane Eyre

“I was struck by her spirit and strong will, her peculiar and brilliant mind. She lashes out against anything that prevents her from being herself. I just thought: wow, I’d love to be someone like that!” That’s what visionary director Sally Cookson felt when she read Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre – and her stunning staging of the novel boasts a similarly inspiring lead performance by Madeleine Worrall. Bristol Old Vic and the National Theatre’s co-production has been added to the catalogue of NT at Home.

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