After Mrs Rochester
The mad woman in the attic in Jane Eyre is placed centre stage in this intriguing examination of the life of Jean Rhys, author of Wide Sargasso Sea – a novel that reinvents the life of Bertha, Mrs Rochester.
‘I thought I’d write the story as it might really have been. She seemed such a poor ghost. I thought I’d try to write her a life.’ – Jean Rhys in the Paris Review 1979.
Bertha becomes Jean’s alter ego. Both are locked, literally and metaphorically, and the key to their freedom is at the heart of Polly Teale’s moving and startling piece of theatre.
After Mrs Rochester was first produced by Shared Experience in 2003.
By arrangement with Nick Hern Books.
Performed by BA (Hons) Acting, working alongside students from the BA (Hons) Theatre Practice.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Bertha | Esther Tan |
|---|---|
| Chorus Girl | Ashlynn Majewski |
| Chorus Girl | Amelia Pitcher |
| Daughter | Tasha Lim |
| Ella | Maddie Stoneman |
| Father | Simon Bigg |
| Ford Maddox Ford | Simon Bigg |
| Gentleman | Simon Bigg |
| Husband | James Crouch |
| Jane | Amelia Pitcher |
| Jean | Amy Cotter |
| John | James Crouch |
| Lancelot | James Crouch |
| Landlady | Ashlynn Majewski |
| Man | Simon Bigg |
| Maudie | Tasha Lim |
| Meta | Khadie Fall |
| Mother | Ashlynn Majewski |
| Police Woman | Ashlynn Majewski |
| Pupil | Tasha Lim |
| Pupil | Ashlynn Majewski |
| Rochester | James Crouch |
| Shop Assistant | Amelia Pitcher |
| Stella | Amelia Pitcher |
| Teacher | Amelia Pitcher |
| Theatre Manager | Simon Bigg |
| Tite | Khadie Fall |
| Voice Teacher | Tasha Lim |
Crew | |
| Assistant Director | Valeria Barajas |
| Assistant Production Manager | Edward Callow |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Suzie Dubowski |
| Chief Electrician | Megan Curson |
| Costume Maker | Nenni Alenius |
| Costume Maker | Yuval Dolev |
| Costume Maker | George Hughes |
| Costume Maker | Rachel McNutt |
| Costume Maker | Moneka Prato |
| Costume Supervisor | Hannah McMahon-Major |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Chloe Wilson |
| Designer | Angelica Rush |
| Director | Angie Langfield |
| Dresser | Nenni Alenius |
| Dresser | Yuval Dolev |
| Dresser | George Hughes |
| Fight Director | Jonathan Leverett |
| Lighting Designer | Jack Harris |
| Movement Coach | Vanessa Ewan |
| Production Carpenter | William Edwards |
| Production Electrician | Simon Moss |
| Production Manager | Joe Monk |
| Production Sound Engineer | Amber Carey |
| Production Supervisor | Shaz McGee |
| Programmer | Steven Frost |
| Props Buyer | Suzie Dubowski |
| Sound Crew | Jessica Cluff |
| Sound Crew | Leeluu Dallas King |
| Sound Crew | William Howe |
| Sound Crew | Isobel Mackintosh |
| Sound Crew | Dylan Saberton |
| Sound Crew | Ali Taie |
| Sound Crew | Chloe Toland |
| Sound Designer | Tida Chinyaga |
| Stage Manager | Elísa Hermannsdóttir |
| Voice Coach | Claudette Williams |
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The mad woman in the attic in Jane Eyre is placed centre stage in this intriguing examination of the life of Jean Rhys, author of Wide Sargasso Sea – a novel that reinvents the life of Bertha, Mrs Rochester.
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