Tue 10 – Sat 21 November 2026
Jane Eyre
A Storyhouse, Mercury Theatre Colchester and Rose Theatre co-production, in association with Northern Stage, supported by a grant from The Royal Theatrical Support Trust.
Event details
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me.”
One woman’s fight for a life that is worthy of her courage, and a love that is worthy of her heart.
Orphaned as a young girl, the passionate and sensitive Jane longs to escape the clutches of her cruel aunt.
Freedom beckons when she is offered the job of a governess in the house of the brooding and secretive Mr Rochester.
As intrigue turns to attraction, Jane finds herself drawn in by Rochester’s mercurial charm. But when the truth finally comes out, she will be forced to choose between the man she wants, and the woman she wants to be.
Jane Eyre is a co-production between Storyhouse, the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, and Rose Theatre Kingston and is presented in association with Northern Stage and supported by a grant from the Royal Theatrical Support Trust (RTST).
It is based on Sally Cookson, Mike Akers and the original company’s acclaimed adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s ground breaking novel and will be directed by 2025 RTST Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Lily Dyble.
★★★★ “A tribute to the novel with modern flair” The Stage
★★★★ “Lily Dyble’s sharp production” Daily Mail
★★★★ “Utter theatrical magic” BroadwayBaby
We anticipate there will be school groups at weekday performances.
Accessible performances
Members: £19.50 – £32.10
Non-members: £21.50 – £35.50
Young Storyhouse Card members get £7 tickets across all shows (limited availability per show)
Groups and schools rates available, contact groups@storyhouse.com for more info
We’re committed to ensuring all students have access to the arts.
If your school trip is funded through parental contributions, we may be able to offer additional support for students eligible for Pupil Premium to help remove financial barriers. Please get in touch with us to discuss how we can help.
Content Warnings
Cast
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Oscar Adams
Oscar graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2021, before which he had been acting at the Bristol Old Vic with their Youth Company. Since graduating, Oscar has been nominated for an OFFIE (Best Newcomer) in My Brother’s Keeper. In 2024, he appeared in This Much I Know at The Hampstead Theatre. More recently his screen credits include Gangs of London (2025) as Jamie and Surviving Earth (2024) as Ains.
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Gabriel Akuwudike
Gabriel Akuwudike trained at Drama Centre in London.
His work in theatre includes: Arcadia (Old Vic); Macbeth (Lyric Hammersmith); Hamnet (RSC); King Lear (The Globe) and My Father’s Fable (Bush Theatre).
Television credits include: Shetland (BBC); The Chelsea Detective (Acorn); Screw (Channel 4); The Doll Factory (Paramount+); Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon); Hana (Amazon) and Ridley Road (Red Productions).
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Aamira Challenger
Aamira trained at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York.
Theatre includes: Cinderella (CAST); Pride and Prejudice (UK tour); The King’s Speech (The Watermill Theatre); Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution (London County Hall); The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare’s Globe); Breeding (King’s Head Theatre); The Lavender Hill Mob (UK tour); Macbeth (US tour); The Great Gatsby (US tour); Blithe Spirit (Theatre Royal Bath/UK tour & West End); Romeo and Juliet (Wales Millennium Centre) and The Case of the Frightened Lady (UK tour).
Screen includes: Paper Straws (Roundhouse) and Circle Triangle (Bambira).
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Millie Faraway
Millie is a Cornish actor and RADA BA Acting 2024 graduate.
Millie’s professional credits include: The Kneebone Cadillac (Wildworks); Lynn Faces (New Diorama); Kevrin: Out of Season (Jasmine Cole Productions with support from The Royal Court Theatre) and film Then and Now directed by Tony Kaye.
Roles whilst training include: Carol in Anatomy of a Suicide directed by Kate Budgen; HR in Sticks and Stone directed by Diyan Zora and Diyonza/Bawd in Pericles directed by Rachel Bagshaw.
She has recently undertaken development work with National Theatre Studios, RSC, Unicorn Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth.
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Andrea Gatchalian
Theatre credits include: Kyoto (RSC and Soho Place); Ikaria (Park Theatre) and The Wolves (The Space).
Screen credits include: Wednesday (Netflix); The Road Trip (Paramount+) and Bad Education (BBC).
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Kate Kordel
Theatre includes: Noughts and Crosses (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time and Perspective (National Theatre); Probable Cause (Arcola); He Wore a Red Hat (New Perspectives/Nottingham Playhouse); The Boss of It All (New Perspectives/Soho Theatre); The Comedy of Errors (Exeter Northcott); Richard II (Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Orange Tree Theatre); The Enchanted Trail (Rose Theatre, Kingston); On the High Road, Hobson’s Choice and The Taming of the Shrew (RADA); Romeo and Juliet and Machinal (Bristol Old Vic); Fences (Soho Theatre) and The Voices (Warwick Arts Centre).
Television includes: Sister Boniface, What It Feels Like For A Girl and Doctors (BBC); Trial By Jury, Northern Soul and Legal Heights (Channel 4); Coronation Street and Hollywood Squares (ITV); The Park Bench (Apple); Intergalactic (Tiger Aspect); The End of the F***ing World (Netflix/Channel 4); Three Women (Red Bee) and Scandi (Blue Moon).
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Olivia Marcus
Olivia is an actor and writer who has appeared in series regular roles in Disney Plus’s Extraordinary and Channel 4’s Everyone Else Burns.
Further screen credits include: Stath Lets Flats (C4); Here We Go, Bad Education and Starstruck (BBC); feature film Masters of the Universe and short film Sleepyhead which premiered in official selection at the BFI London Film Festival.
On stage, Olivia played Jane Seymour in The Mirror and The Light (RSC/Gielgud Theatre) with other roles in These Demons (Theatre 503) and Lord of the Flies (Theatr Clwyd/Sherman Theatre).
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Bertha Robyn Rose-Li
Robyn Rose-Li
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Leo Wan
Theatre includes: Man and Boy (National Theatre); Odd and the Frost Giants (Unicorn Theatre); Chariots of Fire (Sheffield Theatres); Macbeth (ETT); The Good Person of Szechwan (Sheffield Theatres and Lyric Theatre Hammersmith); ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS (Sheffield Theatres); The Mirror and The Light (Gielgud Theatre); Miss Julie (Storyhouse Theatre); As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew (Royal Shakespeare Company); The Great Wave (National Theatre); Shakespeare Within the Abbey and Sonnet Walks (Shakespeare’s Globe); Forgotten 遗忘 and Tamburlaine (Arcola Theatre); The Spanish Tragedy (Old Red Lion); Das Ding and The Rover (New Diorama Theatre) and Jekyll & Hyde (Southwark Playhouse).
Television includes: Big Mood (Channel 4); Bridgerton (Netflix) and Crashing (Channel 4).
Radio includes: Death at the Airport, Lights! Camera! Kidnap!, Prime Cut, Tracks, Look Who’s Back, The Periodic Table and Memsahib Emma (BBC Radio 4).
Creative Team
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Director Lily Dyble
Lily Dyble
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Set Designer Anna Yates
Anna Yates
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Costume Designer Khadija Raza
Khadija Raza
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Movement Director Natasha Harrison
Natasha Harrison
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Lighting Designer Lucía Sánchez Roldán
Lucía Sánchez Roldán
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Sound Designer & Composer Joseff Harris
Joseff Harris
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Fight Director Rachid Sabitri
Rachid Sabitri
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Intimacy Director Haruka Kuroda
Haruka Kuroda
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Casting Director Helena Palmer CDG
Helena Palmer CDG
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