1848 Jane Eyre, or the Secrets of Thornfield Manor
Adapted by John CourtneyThis play was referred to in letters from Charlotte Bronte to William Smith Williams.
1849 Jane Eyre
Drama in Five Acts by John BroughamPerformed in New York with Miss Wemys and Mr. J. Gilbert and revised in 1856 with Laura Keene as Jane.
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1854 Die Waise Von Lowood
Adapted by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer and performed in New York in German.1866 Jane Eyre
Adapter unknownPerformed in St. Louis Olympic Theatre, in October.
1870 Jane Eyre or the Orphan of Lowood
Adapted by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer, English version of her German play.Performed by Mme. Marie Seebach and her dramtic company in New York.
1871 Jane Eyre, or the Orphan of Lowood
English adapation by Clifton W. Tayleure, of Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer's German version.1874 Jane Eyre
Adapted by J.S. HoughtonPhiladelphia
1876 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Anna Dickinson1879 Jane Eyre
Adapted by T. H. PaulA drama in 3 acts
1882 Jane Eyre
Adapted by W. G. WillisMrs. Bernard Breere as Jane Eyre.
1883 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Charlotte ThompsonThompson played Jane in Tayleure's version in New York, Boston, and Buffalo.
1888 Jane Eyre or Poor Relations
Adapted by James Willing, J.T. Douglass, and Leonard Rae.1909 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Miron LeffinwellChicago
1920 The Master of Thornfield
Adapted by Rose Bachelis Shomer and Miriam Shomer-Zunser1926 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Phyllis Birkett1936 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: A Dramatisation in Three Acts
Adapted by Marjorie Chalmers Carleton1936 Jane Eyre: A Drama of Passion in Three Acts
Adapted by Helen JeromeOriginal U.K. production had Curigwen Lewis as Jane and Reginald Tate as Rochester and Dorothy Hamiliton as "The Maniac". This production was later aired on British television in 1937
U.S. stage production featured Katharine Hepburn as Jane
1944 The Master of Thornfield
Adapted by Dorothy BrandonBritish production with Rosalinde Fuller as Jane and Henry Edwards as Rochester
1945 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Jane Kendall1955 Jane Eyre
Joan Swift as Jane and Desmond Hettle as Rochesterby the Dewsbury Pioneers Amateur Operatic Society
1958 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Huntington Hartford1959 Jane Eyre, A Play from the Novel by Charlotte Bronte
Adapted by Constance Cox1964 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Brian Tyler1972 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Joan E. MorganJill Hopwood as Jane and Leonard McDonald as Rochester
1973 Jane Eyre
Adapted by John CannonJacquie Dubin as Jane, Charles McKeown as Rochester
1978 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Lionel Hamilton1978 Jane Eyre
Directed by Kazue KontaiboJapanese play
1983 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Christopher Martin1984 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Jonathan MyersonJenny Seagrove as Jane
1985 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Sheila Haughey1983 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Charles Vance1985 The Childhood of Jane Eyre
Adapted by Sylvia Wharton1986 Jane Eyre
Adapted and directed by Peter Coe1986 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Fay Weldon1988 Shadow in the Glass
Adapted by Valerie Lucas and David Cottisbased on Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
1989 Jane Eyre
Adapted and directed by Annette Marten1989 Jane Eyre
Adapted and directed by Judy Yordon1990 More Than One Antoinette
Adapted by Debbie ShewellCombines Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
1991 The Haunting of Jane Eyre
Loki Theatre Co-operativeCombines Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea
1991 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Timothy Madigan1992 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Willis Hall1993 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Nick Jones1992 Lowood
Adapted by Margaret Schooling1988 Young Jane Eyre
An adaptation of the first nine chapters of "Jane Eyre", adapted by Marisha ChamberlainMore information
1992 Jane Eyre
First performed in October of 1992, this is a one woman show adapted and performed by Lisa Hayes.More information
1997 Jane Eyre
Adapted and directed by Polly Teale2002 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Julie BeckhamDirected by David Crowe
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2007 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Zsótér SándorHungarian play More information
2007 Jane Eyre
Adapted by Alan StanfordDirected by John Miller-Stephany
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Feb. 2008 Jane Eyre
Adapted by N. G. McClernanMore information
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