Jane Eyre (UK Premiere)

Pressure-Wave Audio have provided sound design and equipment for the UK Premiere of the Musical based on the Charlotte Bronte Book, Jane Eyre.

Taking place at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in autumn 2026, directed by John Caird and Meghan McGuiness, the show features 12 cast and 7 in the Orchestra.

PWA supplied additional EM Acoustics speakers to supplement the house equipment, along with some Duran Audio Axys T2115 speakers to make the band speaker system.

Each musician is provided with an Allen & Heath ME-1 personal mixer for monitoring and all microphones in the pit are from DPA, Austrian Audio or Neumann.

Radio microphones are from Sennheiser (3732/5212/MKE-1) and the mixing system is run from a DiGiCo Quantum 225T with a Fourier Transform Engine running reverbs from Liquidsonics.

The show started previews on the 28th August 2026 with the official opening on Tuesday 8th September and runs until Saturday 24th October 2026.

Sound Designer - Andrew Johnson
Sound A1 Operator - Oscar Cotran
Production Sound Engineer - Findlay Claydon
Production Sound Engineer - Richard Carter

Directed by John Caird & Meghan McGuinness
Music by Paul Gordon
Lighting by Jimmy Whiteside
Set & Costume by Morgan Large
Production Management by James Anderton
Produced by Adam Blanshay Productions & David & Hannah Mervish

Reviews!
"The music, which is appealingly sung by the ensemble, soars and harmonises nicely" "Andrew Johnson provides a clean sound design and the seven-piece band, led by Ben Kubiak, is ideally balanced" - Londontheatre.co.uk

"Andrew Johnson's sound design never faulters, making sure each word and sound is heard as intended - something that should never be taken for granted" - allthatdazzles.co.uk

"Andrew Johnson's crystal-clear sound design and precisely judged effects add texture" - thespyinthestalls.com

"This production boasts a cast of 12 performers who play a multiplicity of characters and are supported by an unseen but most definitely heard 7-piece under the musical directions of Ben Kubiak whose lush orchestrations and arrangemnts add substantially to the depth and power of the songs" - Londonboxoffice.co.uk

"By the way, full marks for a change to the excellent sound design of Andrew Johnson who has ensured that the result of his efforts always sounds natural and never too loud: perfect - many thanks" - londontheatre1.com