Houston Press features Alley Theatre's production of Jane Eyre. Company member Chris Hutchison scores two firsts in the Alley Theatre production of Jane Eyre, now on stage. It's the first time he's playing Edward Rochester and perhaps more impressively, the first time he's been set on fire on stage. [...] As for Rochester, Hutchison is definitely of two minds about him, first noting what a complex character he is to play.  Rochester, of course, lies to Jane right up until their marriage ceremony is broken up by the brother of Rochester's first wife, Bertha, who, as it turns out, is alive ..read more

 A new student production of Jane Eyre. The Musical opens tomorrow, April 18, in Marshall, TX: The TBU School of Communication and Performing Arts through the Department of Music and Theatre Arts of the East Texas Baptist University presents Jane Eyre. The Musical by Paul Gordon & John Cairn Musical direction by Judith Shelton Theater direction by Rouba Palmer April 18-21 7:00 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2:30 p.m., Sunday Memorial City Hall,  110 E. Houston St., Marshall, TX Further information can be found in The Marshall News Messenger.  ..read more

The Guardian's week in theatre included Underdog: The Other Other Brontë, giving it only 2 stars. Underdog: The Other Other Brontë is part of another new theatrical surge: remaking the idea of what were once considered bonneted authors. Isobel McArthur’s Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) squinnied at Jane Austen’s heroines from the servants’ point of view; Zoe Cooper recently detected a queer strain in Northanger Abbey. Sarah Gordon’s new play takes on the Brontë sisters: their lives rather than the works. Thirteen years ago, Northern Broadsides and Blake Morrison put a Chekhovian spin on ..read more

Several Mexican websites report the death of the actress Lorena Velázquez (1937-2024). She was a prolific Mexican performer who became known as the "Queen of Fantastic Cinema" for her frequent roles in popular horror films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Born María Concepción Villar y Dondé in 1937, she began her acting career in 1956 and went on to appear in numerous succesful films throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including the horror classics "Santo contra las mujeres vampiro" (1962) and "Los desalmados" (1971), as well as dramas like "Estafa de amor" (1970) and romantic comed ..read more

The education plans of the Brontë Birthplace are discussed in The Telegraph & Argus: Now the modest terraced house, on Market Street, is in public ownership, thanks to a crowdfunding project attracting more than 700 investors. Brontë Birthplace Limited has raised over £650,000 from the share offer and grants from Bradford 2025 and the Government’s Levelling Up fund. The plan is to turn the Grade 2* listed building into an education centre and literary retreat, with a community cafe and holiday let allowing visitors to stay in the Brontës’ bedrooms. The restoration will start in coming we ..read more

According to Pink Desert's website, Pink Desert is a fashion brand focused on empowering women through affordable, fashionable, and exclusive clothing designs. Founded in 2010 by Darci,  Pink Desert has grown to offer numerous swim and dress collections designed exclusively by her, many featuring custom prints that can't be found elsewhere. One of her designs goes by the name of Wuthering Heights. Why? Why not, we guess. The Wuthering Heights Dress in Fall Floral by Pink Desert This floral fabulousness from Pink Desert really revs up a wardrobe! It's ideal for a family photoshoot ..read more

Express has a review of Underdog: The Other Other Brontë giving if 4 stars out of 5. In a typically kick-ass Northern Stage production, director Natalie Ibu brings the women to vivid, raucous life with the simplest theatrical elements: a wild garden that rises to reveal a bare stage beneath, music hall knockabout, coconut halves for horses hooves and audience engagement. “What’s your favourite Brontë novel?” challenges scarlet-clad Charlotte (Gemma Whelan) on her entrance as we wonder whether to risk saying Wuthering Heights instead of Jane Eyre. After their brother Branwell’s (James Phoon ..read more

The ChapterHouse Theatre Company is back touring the UK with Wuthering Heights: Wuthering Heights Adapted by Laura Turner Directed by Antony Law Chapterhouse Theatre Company is proud to present Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë’s savage tale of love, obsession, and revenge on the wild Yorkshire moors. When orphaned Heathcliff is adopted by th e Earnshaws, he falls deeply in love with their free-spirited daughter Catherine, but love on the moors is not as simple as it seems and their union leaves a trail of devastation in its wake. Can Catherine and Heathcliff’s love endure, or will forces be ..read more

BBC News reports that plans to build houses in Brontë Country have been rejected. Plans to build houses in an area made famous by the Bronte sisters have been refused. An application had been submitted for three homes on land off Pasture Avenue in Oakworth, which lies within an area known as Bronte Country. However, planners said the development would "harm" the conservation area it sat within. Building the homes would result in a "loss of openness, with no corresponding public benefit" to outweigh that harm, they added. [...] The area known as Bronte Country includes locations associated w ..read more

A new production of Jane Eyre (in the Elizabeth Williamson adaptation) opens today, April 12, in Houston, TX: Alley Theatre presents Jane Eyre by Elizabeth Williamson Adapted from the novel by Charlotte Brontë April 12-May 5 Hubbard Stage Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave, Houston, TX 77002, Directed by Eleanor Holdridge With Chris Hutchison as Edward Fairfax Rochester, Melissa Molano as Jane Eyre, Melissa Pritchett as Grace Poole/ Mary Ingram/ B essie, and Todd Waite as John/ Colonel Dent/ Mr Carter/ Mr Wood, Susan Koozin as Mrs Fairfax/ Lady Ingram/ Mrs Reed/ Bertha, Joy Yvonne Jones  as ..read more