Wise Children has announced the full cast and further tour dates for the world premiere of artistic director Emma Rice’s eagerly awaited adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights.
Ash Hunter (Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre) will play Heathcliff opposite the previously announced Lucy McCormick (Life:LIVE! Battersea Arts Centre) as Cathy.
They will be joined by Sam Archer (Wise Children, The Old Vic/UK tour) as Lockwood/Edgar Linton, Nandi Bhebhe (Baghdad Café, The Old Vic) as The Moor, TJ Holmes (One Man, Two Guvnors, UK tour) as Robert, Craig Johnson (The Secret Garden, Minack Theatre) as Mr Earnshaw/Dr Kenneth, Jordan Laviniere (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre) as John, Kandaka Moore (Baghdad Café, The Old Vic) as Zillah, Katy Owen (Wise Children, The Old Vic/UK tour) as Isabella Linton/Linton Heathcliff, Tama Phethean (Night of the Living Dead Live, Pleasance Theatre) as Hindley Earnshaw/Hareton Earnshaw) and Witney White (Dusty, Charing Cross Theatre) as Frances Earnshaw/Young Cathy), with swing Mirabelle Gremaud (Malory Towers, Bristol Passenger Shed/UK tour). The musicians are Sid Goldsmith, Nadine Lee and Renell Shaw.
Co-produced by the National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal and also directed by Rice, the re-imagining of the classic story will begin preview performances at Bristol Old Vic on 11 October ahead of an opening night on 20 October. The production will run until 6 November and will include live-streamed performances in the final week in Bristol.
Following the Bristol run, Wuthering Heights will transfer to York Theatre Royal from 8-20 November. The production will arrive in the Lyttelton at the National Theatre in early 2022 before playing tour dates at the Hall for Cornwall, Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Royal Nottingham, The Lowry in Manchester, Sunderland Empire and King’s Theatre, Edinburgh.
Commenting on the production multi award winner, Rice said: “It is with an earthy spring in my step and epic twinkle in my eye that I announce our new plans for Wuthering Heights. So many projects have fallen by the wayside during lockdown that there were times when I lost hope – but there was no need!
“Wise Children are back; stronger, wiser and grateful for the chance to sing and dance again. The exceptional cast, crew, administrative and creative teams are ready to go and we are fizzing with ideas, dreams and anticipation. Emboldened and humbled by the enforced break, I feel truly lucky. I cannot wait to get back to doing what I love most and to share this thrilling and important piece with the world. It’s time.”
The production’s creative team includes set and costume designer Vicki Mortimer, with sound and video design by Simon Baker, composition by Ian Ross, movement and choreography by Etta Murfitt and lighting design by Jai Morjaria.
Created and led by Rice, Wise Children launched in April 2018 and is an Arts Council England National Portfolio organisation. Previous hit productions include Rice’s adaptation of Angela Carter’s Wise Children and Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers.
Angela Thomas
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