National Theatre Live: Underdog: The Other Other Brontë (2024)

8.0/10 109 min

Overview

Reader, I think you know who is most quotable. Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one… Anne. This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of words. It’s about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition. Directed by Northern Stage Artistic Director Natalie Ibu (The White Card), Sarah Gordon’s (The Edit) new play is an irreverent retelling of the life and legend of the Brontë sisters, and the story of the sibling power dynamics that shaped their uneven rise to fame. A co-production from National Theatre and Northern Stage

Cast

Gemma Whelan

Charlotte Brontë

Adele James

Emily Brontë

Rhiannon Clements

Anne Brontë

Nick Blakeley

Mrs Ingham / Elizabeth Gaskell

Kwaku Mills

Tabby / Cunliffe

Julian Moore-Cook

George Smith / Mr Heger

James Phoon

Branwell Brontë

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