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Wuthering:
/ˈwʌðərɪŋ/
adjectiveNORTHERN ENGLISH
adjective: wuthering
(of weather) characterised by strong winds.
Phrases:
"it's a wuthering day on the moors today"
Origin: early 16th century: from late Middle English whither, wuther ‘rush, make a rushing sound’, probably of Scandinavian origin.
I created a playlist for the world of the play to emotionally begin to be invested in it. Creating playlists for me is also a perfect way to gage the vibe and atmosphere of the play, as well as it also acting as stimulus. The songs on my playlist are from the genre of folk and indie pop as they have this melancholy nuance to them which to me runs through Wuthering Heights. A lot of the music is also written by women or from a women's perspective, I did this because the centric character of the play is a women has quite a turbulent experience with love, which these female artists explore in their music.
Who Wrote Wuthering Heights?
Who Wrote Wuthering Heights?
April De Angelis wrote Wuthering Heights in 2009. She graduated from East 15 Acting School and De Angelis began her career in the 1980s as an actress with the Monstrous Regiment theatre company. In 1987, her play Breathless was a prize winner at the 1987 Second Wave Young Women's Writing Festival. Her plays often feature historical figures and are set in the 17th & 18th century. De Angelis other plays include: Breathless, The Positive Hour and Playhouse creatures. She wrote Wuthering Heights quite late into her career and was performed at the Birmingham Rep, she was praised for her adaptation sticking to the novel by Bronte and centralising the narration and storytelling from Lockwood and Nelly. Below are some photos from other productions of the play, I didn't want to look into other productions to much as it didn't want it to change my opinion. However, I did see the National Theatre production that used a different script and was partially different because Nelly wasn't int the play and was a very different interpretation. More information about this production is written here.
An important element to the play is the geography and proximity between the houses. The location of the play is really important. The different houses represent different things in the play so understanding which scene takes place where is key. This diagram helped me understand where the Bronte's lived and the proximity to other places in the UK. I will get a better understanding when we go on our trip. Their house was in such close proximity to the Moors it made me think about how much they would've spent there and how much inspiration she would've taken from her surroundings and interjected them to her characters. I think the character's in the play have some element of The Moors in them and represent something or someone in Emily Bronte's life.
One of the main confusing elements of the play is the family tree. A lot of characters have similar names and it can be hard to keep track of who is related to who. I did have to refer to a family tree in the first few weeks of rehearsal. But as I am the storyteller it's really important for me to know the story inside out. For the programme I made a family tree with our head-shots so the audience can get a grasp of the story as it can be confusing when you are introduced to them all for the first time.
I used this family tree for refrence, and this one is particularly useful as it had all the dates for birth and deaths in the play. This makes it easier to understand the timeline of events in the play.
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