Brontë, 9781848421707
Paperback
A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    1 January 1900

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Summary

A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters - dramatised by Polly Teale and Shared Experience, the team behind After Mrs Rochester and Jane Eyre.

In 1845, Branwell Brontë returns home in disgrace, plagued by his addictions. As he descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, his sisters write…

Polly Teale’s extraordinary play evokes the real and imagined worlds of the Brontës, as their fiction…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848421707
ISBN-10:1848421702
Author:Polly Teale
Publisher:Nick Hern Books
Imprint:Nick Hern Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Edition:New edition
Release Date:1 January 1900
Weight:120g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 8mm
Series:NHB Modern Plays
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Soars on the wings of imagination’

‘Breathtaking… a rare feat of theatrical imagining’

* Evening Standard *

‘Ambitious, intelligent and absorbing’

* Financial Times *

‘Soars on the wings of imagination’

* Daily Telegraph *

‘Riveting… a tantalising glimpse through the window of a uniquely haunted family home’

* The Times *

About The Author

Polly Teale

Polly Teale is Artistic Director of Shared Experience. Her plays include Mermaid (based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen), Mine, Speechless, After Mrs Rochester (winner of Time Out and Evening Standard Awards), Brontë, and an acclaimed adaptation of Jane Eyre.

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