Wuthering Heights
Inspector Sands - Associate Director
After Emily BrontëCreated by Inspector SandsAdaptation conceived and developed by Lucinka Eisler and Ben LewisWritten by Ben LewisDirected by Lucinka Eisler“We don’t in general take to foreigners here… unless they take to us first”Channelling Emily Brontë’s piercing wit and fierce emotion, Inspector Sands bring their characteristic humour, passion and pathos to the infamous love story of Heathcliff and Catherine. Wuthering Heights will contain violence, peril, social awkwardness, exhilarating music, high winds and mud.Developed with the support of Bristol Old Vic Ferment, UCL Culture, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Jacksons Lane. Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
24/04/23 - 06/05/23 Royal & Derngate, Northampton
09/05/23 - 13/05/23 Oxford Playhouse
16/05/23 - 18/05/23 Warwick Arts Centre
23/05/23 - 27/05/23. The Rose, Kingston
06/06/23 - 10/06/23 Northern Stage
★★★★★ Both silly and deadly serious to the end, this is Wuthering Heights with its jagged edges restored, full of moroseness but weirdly, wonderfully, entertaining. - The Guardian
★★★★★ A mind-blowing adaptation - West End Best Friend
Creative Team
Created by | Inspector Sands
Adaptation conceived & developed by | Lucinka Eisler and Ben Lewis
Writer | Ben Lewis
Director | Lucinka Eisler
Associate Director | Chris Yarnell
Designer | Jamie Vartan
Co-Sound Designers | Elena Peña & Dan Balfour
Lighting Designer | Ben Ormerod
Costume Designer | Johanna Mårtensson
Costume Supervisor | Victoria Nissley
Costume Makers | Kate Ireland & Sarah Poxton-Le'Strange
Hair & Makeup Supervisor | Gavin Rennick
Production Manager | Helen Mugridge
Casting | Annelie Powell CDG, Hayley Kaimakliotis and Alice Walters
Artistic Associate | Giulia Innocenti
Consulting Artist | Tanuja Amarasuriya
GRT Consultancy | Alessandra Davison
Voice & Accent Coach | Gurkiran Kaur
Fight Director | Rachid Sabitri from True Edge
Wellbeing Practitioner | Shally Gadhoke
Supporting the production | Intimacy On Set
Intimacy Coordinator | Rose Ryan
Assistant Intimacy Coordinator | Veniece Forde
Company Stage Manager | Roisin Symes
Assistant Stage Manager | Fran De'Ath
Technical Stage Manager | Verity Clayton
Marketing Consultant | Emma Martin
Press Consultant | Arabella Neville-Rolfe
Producer | China Plate
Associate Producer (China Plate) | Amanda Fawcett
Education Coordinator (China Plate) | Ailbhe Treacy
Teaching Resource Consultant | Susie Ferguson
Workshop Facilitators | Emily Summers & Lakeisha Lynch Stevens
Cast
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Hindley / Hareton | John Askew (he/him)
Catherine | Lua Bairstow (they/she)
Heathcliff | Ike Bennett (he/him)
Earnshaw / Edgar / Linton | Leander Deeny (he/him)
Nelly | Giulia Innocenti (she/her)
Isabella / Frances / Young Cathy | Nicole Sawyerr (she/her)