After Mrs Rochester
After Mrs Rochester, tells the story of Jean Rhys who is best known for her novel The Wide Sargasso Sea. The play looks back at the reclusive playwright’s life and her struggle with the imaginary demons that tormented her, such as the characters from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. This compelling drama interweaves with the storyline of Jane Eyre and, in particular, the character of Bertha Mason (the first Mrs Rochester) who is the madwoman locked in the attic.
Rhys’s obsession with her alter ego, Bertha, became the catalyst for The Wide Sargasso Sea. The novel The Wide Sargasso Sea was adapted in 2006 for BBC television and starred Rebecca Hall as Bertha and Rafe Spall as Mr Rochester.
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Cast
- Jean Rhys
- Ella
- Jane Eyre / Daughter Maryvonne / Schoolgirl / Chorus Girl
- Bertha
- Meta / Tite / Shop Assistant / Policewoman / Chorus Girl
- Mother / Landlady / Teacher
- Stella / Maudie
- Rochester / Ford Maddox Ford
- Gentleman / John / Lancelot / Man / Voice / Teacher / Husband
- Father / Theatre Manager
- Policeman
- Daughter Maryvonne
- Daughter Maryvonne
Production Team & Crew
- Director
- Production Assistant, Stage Manager and Props
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Set Design, Set Build and Projection Design
- Set Design and Build
- Set Build
- Lighting Design and Operation, Projection Operation
- Lighting Design and Operation, Projection Operation
- Projection Drawings
- Sound Design
- Sound Crew
- Sound Crew
- Sound Crew
- Props
- Costumes
- Costumes
- Pianist