Full cast for Jane Eyre musical has been announced

The musical will run from 28th Aug to 24th October at the Southwark Playhouse

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will” 

This five-time Tony nominated musical retelling of Charlotte Brontë’s revolutionary novel makes its UK premiere. 

A story of ambition and independence, gothic mystery and great passionate love, Jane Eyre has enchanted generations and is brought into the 21st century with this new production.  

Accompanied by an epic sweeping score, prepare to see Jane, the first feminist literary icon, like you never have before. 

The cast is led by Charlie Burn as Jane and Ashley Gilmour as Rochester, joined by Claire Greenway as Abbot/Grace Poole, Melad Hamidi as St John/Lord Ingram, Connor Wood as John Reed/Vicar), Jonathan Andrew Hume as Brocklehurst/Mason, Izzi Levine as Agnes/Leah/Jane’s Mother/Mary Ingram, Hannah Lindsey as Scatcherd/Bertha Mason, Isabelle Methven as Helen Burns/Bessie, Gemma Page as Reed/Fairfax, Eve Shanu-Wilson as Blanche/Sophie, Poppy Jason as Young Jane/Adele and Emily-Rose Samuel as Young Jane/Adele. 

The musical is co-directed by John Caird (best known for international hit ‘Les Misérables’) and Broadway veteran Megan McGinnis, with music by Paul Gordon (‘Daddy Long Legs’).