Brighton Open Air Theatre
A love as wild as the wind, a passion that echoes through the ages... Identity Theatre return to the BOAT with April de Angelis' thrilling adaptation of Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë's passionate and spellbinding tale of forbidden love and revenge.
This classic tale of obsession and wild love is set on the windswept Yorkshire moors, and is the tempestuous story of free-spirited Catherine and dark, brooding Heathcliff. As children running wild and free on the moors, Cathy and Heathcliff are inseparable. As they grow up, their affection deepens into passionate love, but Cathy lets her head rule her heart as she chooses to marry wealthy Edgar Linton.
Heathcliff flees broken-hearted, only to return seeking terrible vengeance on those he holds responsible, with epic and tragic results.
▶︎ "Amazing! Absolutely loved it ... completely enthralled from beginning to end" - Audience Feedback
▶︎ "It's more vividly mobile than any TV version... this production sails effortlessly into a top recommendation... there mightn't be a finer adaptation at BOAT this year. See it if you can" - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SHOW - Fringe Review
▶︎ "Well done crew and cast - really amazing adaptation" - email to the Company
▶︎ This particular production from Identity Theatre Company boasted a strong and talented cast, with every actor balancing the darkness of the script with its
moments of sharp and sarcastic humour extremely well ... A dark, memorable, and confident production of Brontë’s novel, brought to the stage by a solid
cast and tight direction from Nettie Sheridan and Gary Cook ... Lois Zoppi, City Girl Review
▶︎ "Amazing performances and a stunning production... Identity go from strength to strength - Audience Feedback
▶︎ "Thoroughly enjoyed Identity Theatre's Wuthering Heights at BOAT. Brilliantly cast, superb but subtle choreography by main characters Cathy and Heathcliff,
the atmosphere of the moors well set... directors and cast made the most of the unique setting of the venue to add magic to this wonderful tale of love
and jealousy." - email to the Company
Andy Bell
Mr Lockwood
Kane Magee
Heathcliff
Pip Cook
Catherine Earnshaw
Bee Mitchell-Turner
Nelly Dean
Harry Armstrong
Hindley / Hareton Earnshaw
Carly Tennant
Catherine Linton
Kate Stoner
Frances Earnshaw / Mary
Daniel Walford
Edgar Linton Linton Heathcliff
Heloise Bliss
Isabella
The Unquiet Grave and
Low Down In The Broom
arranged and sung by:
Helen Toplis
Jo Simpson
Nancy Wesby
Set Build by
Martin Oakley and Andrew Wesby
Andrew Wesby
Joseph / Old Man Linton
Debbie Creissen
Lass / Servant / Ensemble /
Directors Assistant
Dena Lague
Movement Director
Gary Cook
Director/Producer/Designer
Nettie Sheridan
Director/Producer
All production photography by Miles Davies