Wuthering Heights

Description

I am Heathcliff! Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same. The Yorkshire moors tell an epic story of love, revenge and redemption. Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heathcliff is adopted by the Earnshaws and taken to live at Wuthering Heights.He finds a kindred spirit in Catherine Earnshaw and a fierce love ignites. When forced apart, a brutal chain of events is unleashed. Shot through with music, dance, passion and hope, Emma Rice transforms Emily Bronte's masterpiece into a powerful and uniquely theatrical experience. This edition was published to coincide with the world premiere at Bristol Old Vic in October 2021.

Emma Rice is an English actress, director and theatre professional. She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and then went to work as an actress at the Kneehigh Theatre Company in Cornwall. Whilst with Kneehigh, Rice was given the chance to direct. Her productions with Kneehigh include Tristan & Yseult, The Wild Bride, The Red Shoes, The Wooden Frock, The Bacchae, Cymbeline (in association with RSC), A Matter of Life and Death (in association with the National Theatre), Rapunzel (in association with Battersea Arts Centre), Brief Encounter (in association with David Pugh and Dafydd Rogers Productions) and Don John (in association with the RSC and Bristol Old Vic). In 2016, she was appointed the Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Her productions while at the Globe included Romantics Anonymous, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales). Rice is now the Artistic Director of her new company, Wise Children, who are based at Bristol's Old Vic. Recent productions have included Wise Children (adapted from Angela Carter's novel), Romantics Anonymous and Malory Towers (adapted from Enid Blyton's children's novel).