After Mrs Rochester Explained

After Mrs Rochester is a 2003 novel and stage play by Polly Teale.^[1]

The play is based on the troubled life of novelist Jean Rhys and her 1966 novel Wide Sargasso Sea.^[2] It was first presented in 2003 in London by the Shared Experience theatre company.^[3] It was directed by the author. Cast members included Howard Panter, Madeleine Potter and Rosemary Squire.^[4]

It earned an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director.^[5]

Secondary literature

The play is the topic of a 2015 master's thesis titled "She gave him the eye, he gave her mon-ey" which offers a Lacanian reading of the text.

References

1. Web site: After Mrs Rochester. Nick Hern Books.
2. Web site: After Mrs. Rochester . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102442/http://www.theaterpro.com/pl_teale.html . 2016-03-04 .
3. Web site: After Mrs. Rochester - education pack.
4. Web site: After Mrs Rochester . WhatsOnStage . 18 Mar 2003 .
5. Web site: Theatre Awards 2003. Evening Standard. 4 November 2003.