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Watch the National Theatre's Jane Eyre right here for free

Sally Cookson’s production is the second in the National Theatre At Home series of free shows on YouTube

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

| London |

9 April 2020

The cast of Jane Eyre
The cast of Jane Eyre
© Manuel Harlan
Sally Cookson's re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë's novel was first staged by the Bristol Old Vic in 2014, before a truncated version transferred to the National the following year.

The National Theatre production received a five-star write-up, being described as a "thrilling and utterly theatrical adaptation – a corrective to anyone who ever thought the Brontes were boring."

The show can be streamed from 7pm, and will be available for a week:

Read the full list of shows you can watch online for free here

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