Underdog: the other other Brontë

Performed by final year undergraduates in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts Underdog: The Other Other Brontë by Sarah Gordon is a sharp, subversive leap into Brontë history, giving voice to the sister who refused to stay footnoted. A witty, bold, reclaiming of the Brontë story you thought you knew.

• By Sarah Gordon
• Directed by Gareth Nicholls 

"In every competition there are winners and there are losers.
But reader…. I think you know who’s most quotable"

Charlotte Brontë has a confession about how one sister became an idol, and the other became known as the third sister. You know the one. No, not that one. The other, other one… Anne.

This is not a story about well-behaved women. This is a story about the power of words. It’s about sisters and sisterhood, love and jealousy, support and competition.

Underdog: The Other Other Brontë 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.

This amateur production of “Underdog: The Other Other Brontë” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. 

Content information: strong language.

Show times

• Thursday 26 March 19:30
• Friday 27 March 19:30
• Saturday 28 March 14:30

Tickets

• £8 (£5 concessionary rate)
• Please note- tickets are not sent in the post, they are held at Box Office for collection pre-show.
• Concessions: Full time students, Under 16s, Over 60s & University of Birmingham staff. Only one discount is available per ticket and valid ID must be presented where applicable.
• Tickets are available online until 15 minutes after curtain up for that specific performance.
• Box Office (enquiries only - no booking): 0121 414 5676

Selly Oak train station is 10 minutes walk along the Bristol Road, and there are regular buses run along the Bristol Road from the city centre into the late evening. Free parking is available to the rear of the theatre after 18:00.