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Heathcliff lifts Cathy on the moors on our poster for Wuthering Heights.
Claude-Michel Schönberg's

Wuthering Heights

A Ballet by David Nixon CBE

On the wild Yorkshire moors, love isn't tender. It's ravenous. 

Passionate and obsessive, Cathy and Heathcliff's love is a force of nature — beautiful, brutal and impossible to escape. Told through breathtaking dance and heart-wrenching storytelling, this dramatic tale will sweep you into a haunting world of romance and revenge.

Choreographed by David Nixon CBE and set to original music by celebrated composer Claude-Michel Schönberg (West End and Broadway's Les Misérable and Miss Saigon), Emily Brontë’s gothic masterpiece tears itself from the pages and onto the stage in Northern Ballet's adaptation of Wuthering Heights

‘...dance is the perfect genre for this tragic love story...’
The Scotsman
‘... a riveting evening’
‘A lovely interpretation of a classic story, performed with passion...’
Telegraph and Argus

Running time: approximately 2 hours (including interval)

Parental guidance recommended

Performed to recorded music

Cathy dances around her bedroom, full of happiness and joy
Heathcliff carries Cathy on his back through their old playing fields on the moors
Totally besotted in one another, Heathcliff kneels and holds Cathy close
THE YOUNG Cathy and Heathcliff play and frolic on the moors, a time to be treasured

Wuthering Heights Characters

Find out more about the key characters from Wuthering Heights.
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Wuthering Heights Photos

Photos from our sumptuous production of Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights Story

In the kitchen at Wuthering Heights, Cathy and her brother Hindley are playing together, waiting for their father to return.
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Creative Team

Choreography
Composer
  • Claude-Michel Schönberg
Orchestration
  • William David Brohn
Additional Orchestration
Theatrical Associate & Dramaturge
Sets
  • Ali Allen
Costume Design
Lighting Design
  • David Grill
Revival Lighting Design

Header photo taken by Guy Farrow, production photos taken by Emma Kauldhar.