Wuthering Heights - (Modern Plays) by Emily Brontë (Paperback)

About the Book

"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."--

Book Synopsis

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 Brontë'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.

Review Quotes

"Retelling the gothic novel with intelligently charming humour and a live band, this is a bold and ingenious production." --The Guardian

"Emotionally epic entertainment." --The Times

"Unleashes the fire and fury of Brontë's genius. Wild and exhilarating - it all works beautifully." --Daily Telegraph

"Theatrical magic." --The Stage

About the Author

Emma Rice is the proud and excited Artistic Director of her new company, Wise Children. She adapted and directed Wise Children's debut production, Angela Carter's Wise Children (The Old Vic/UK tour).As Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe (2016-18), she directed Romantics Anonymous, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Little Matchgirl (and Other Happier Tales). For the previous 20 years, she worked for Kneehigh as an actor, director and Artistic Director.