Noticeboard
The members' area is undergoing a transformation! Thank you for your patience.
Our Members' Survey is live until January 2025, at which point we'll be carefully considering every response.
We know there'll be thoughts and ideas about the members' area, and we'll take these on board while we create a space just for you, our Brontë Society members.
Members' Noticeboard
This is your space for news and updates from the Society, the Museum, and other members around the world.
The Brontë Society's New Development Officer
The Brontë Society is very pleased to introduce members to Elysia Brown, who is now overseeing Brontë Society membership and the Members’ Area of our website as our Development Officer. Elysia has taken on the role following the departure of Nick Jones at the start of October. We know many of you have enjoyed time spent with Nick over the last couple of years, and we're sure he will be missed! Elysia will be continuing to support any and all membership quieries.
11th November 2024- Charlotte Brontë
Join the Irish Literary Society and Dr Ailsa Ferguson in conversation with Martina Devlin to discuss her enthralling fictional novel reflecting on the mythologisation of Charlotte, and her short but pivotal time in Ireland. Tickets are £5 and can be purchased by clicking on this link: Charlotte Brontë – 11 November | Irish Literary Society
The Brontë Society Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024
The Brontë Society Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 took place at 15:00 (UK BST) on Saturday 5 October 2024 via Zoom webinar.
Please download the document below for more information.
25 June 2024 - Northern Ballet's Jane Eyre
Northern Ballet has announced new dates for its production of Jane Eyre in 2025. With choreography by Cathy Marston and music played live by Northern Ballet Sinfonia, the performances will take place as below. Find out more on the Northern Ballet website.
14 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2025
Leeds Grand Theatre
8 Apr 2025 - 12 Apr 2025
Nottingham Theatre Royal
20 May 2025 - 24 May 2025
Norwich Theatre Royal
Spring 2025 – dates tbc
London & Sheffield
23 April 2024 - Peter Watson's 1956 Jane Eyre adaptation campaign
Brontë Society member Peter Watson is a passionate fan of the BBC’s 1956 TV adaptation of Jane Eyre. Peter is keen to initiate a campaign to have the series, which is currently unavailable, issued on DVD. He would love the support of fellow Brontë Society members in achieving this goal, and is encouraging members who are also interested to email him at [email protected]. Peter is also able to provide members with an episode-by-episode summary of the series.
22 March 2024 - Behind The Glass: A Parsonage Podcast
The Brontë Parsonage Museum collection is now being brought to life in a fantastic new podcast! Behind The Glass: A Parsonage Podcast takes a closer look at some of the collection’s most extraordinary items.
Visit to Buzzsprout to see where you can listen, with episodes available to stream on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and more. Podcast guests so far include Rowan Coleman, Lizzy Newman and Piers Tempest.
22 February 2024
Congratulations to Brontë Society member Gordon Robert Howdle, whose book Heathcliff's Fortune was published at the end of January. The book imagines the period of Heathcliff’s absence from Wuthering Heights, and how he made a great fortune in India before his eventual return. Full information about Heathcliff's Fortune can be found at The Book Guild Publishing.