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You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. Underdog begs the audience to question who is…
You know their books but do you know the sisters? The fights and friction, the love and loss. Follow Charlotte Brontë as she navigates the rise to fame and glory for her and the Brontë sisters whilst juggling family, ambition and loss. Underdog begs the audience to question who is really the icon and who’s the other sister whilst following the Brontë sisters from childhood to their books publication. The sisters will journey through jealously, rivalry and the power of words. Words that hold power and with that… responsibility…
Directed by Bridging the Gap, Sarah Gordon’s 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.
Underdog: The Other Other Brontë is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Ltd.
www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Funded in part by Dublin City Arts Grant Award 2026 – Neighbourhood / Voluntary.
Age Suitability: 14+
Warnings: Themes of loss, misogyny, death/grief, depression and addiction. Contains explicit language.
WRITTEN BY Sarah Gordan
MEMBER DIRECTOR Aisling O’Shea Gaffney
DIRECTING MENTOR Christina Matthews
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Bill Woodland
SET DESIGN BY Aisling O’Shea Gaffney
COSTUME DESIGN BY Bridging the Gap
SOUND DESIGN BY Bridging the Gap
PRODUCED BY Sadhbh McDonough & Ellen Donohoe
MOVEMENT & INTIMACY Sophia Mitchell
STAGE COMBAT Barry Morgan
CAST Caoimhe Woods, Daniella Hensman, Eoghan Flanagan-Healy, Faith Olasogba, Isabella Randolph, Ishbel Clarence – Ray, Lughadh Sisk, Millie Starr
