

Photo of the cast of Jane Eyre by Mikki Schaffner. To learn more about the Playhouse production of Jane Eyre, visit the production detail page. Nelly Dean: A Return to Wuthering Heights by Alison Case The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

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It is the story of a woman who is fated to bear the pain of a family she is unable to leave and unable to save. Nelly Dean is a wonderment of storytelling, a heart-breaking accompaniment to Emily Bronte s adored work. When a new heir is born, a reign of violence begins that will test Nelly s spirit as she finds out what it is to know true sacrifice. But Nelly is not the only one who must serve. But when the benevolence of the master brings a wild child into the house, Nelly must follow in her mother s footsteps, be called servant and give herself to the family completely.

Young Nelly Dean has been Hindley s closest companion for as long as she can remember, living freely at the great house, Wuthering Heights. A gripping and heart-breaking novel that reimagines life at Wuthering Heights through the eyes of the Earnshaws loyal servant, Nelly Dean.
