{"id":1886,"date":"2026-06-11T10:05:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:05:36","slug":"jane-eyre-musical-sets-u-k-stage-debut-with-west-end-stars-charlie-burn-and-ashley-gilmour-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Jane Eyre\u2019 Musical Sets U.K. Stage Debut With West End Stars Charlie Burn and Ashley Gilmour (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nCharlie Burn and Ashley Gilmour are set to lead the cast of \u201cJane Eyre,\u201d the musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, when the show makes its U.K. premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1884\">Emily Watson to Serve as Jury President at 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, and Receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe play opens Aug. 28 and plays through Oct. 24.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tBurn, who recently starred as Cady Heron in \u201cMean Girls\u201d at the Savoy Theatre and has played Cosette in multiple productions of \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables,\u201d will take on the role of Jane. Gilmour \u2013 currently in the West End run of \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d and previously the lead in the U.K. and international tour and West End production of \u201cMiss Saigon\u201d \u2013 will play Rochester.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI\u2019m so honored to be joining the cast of the U.K. premiere of \u2018Jane Eyre,\u2019 a sweepingly beautiful musical that brings one of literature\u2019s most beloved female icons to life,\u201d Burn said. \u201cThe opportunity to work with theatrical royalty like John Caird, Paul Gordon and Megan McGinnis is incredibly special, and I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s hugely exciting to join the cast of this wonderful musical, marking the first time it has been seen on U.K. stages,\u201d Gilmour added. \u201cPlaying alongside the great Charlie Burn is set to be a thrill and I can\u2019t wait to bring this epic story to the intimate setting of Southwark Playhouse, Elephant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=1882\">Sundance Prizewinning Documentary \u2018Birds of War\u2019 Sells to Several Territories, Lines Up Oscar-Qualifying Run, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe production will be co-directed by Caird, the Olivier and Tony Award-winning director who adapted and co-directed the original \u201cLes Mis\u00e9rables\u201d for the West End and Broadway and most recently helmed the stage adaptation of \u201cSpirited Away\u201d at the London Coliseum. He will share directorial duties with Megan McGinnis, the Broadway actress known for \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d \u201cLittle Women\u201d and \u201cBeetlejuice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe musical \u2013 based on Charlotte Bront\u00eb\u2019s novel and tracing Jane\u2019s path from orphaned childhood to independence, set against the gothic atmosphere of Thornfield Hall and her relationship with the conflicted Rochester \u2013 originally premiered in Toronto in 1996 before transferring to Broadway in 2000, where it received five Tony Award nominations. 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