![]() Lockwood and Leah Brotherhead plays Catherine in Wise Children’s “Wuthering Heights” at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. In case you’ve ever wondered what “wuthering” means, Rice’s “Wuthering Heights” theatrically illustrates the definition: “characterized by strong wind.” ![]() The immediately engrossing opening sequence encapsulates Rice’s take on Bronte’s itself groundbreaking novel. ![]() The show is onstage at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through Jan. And “Tristan and Yseult,” drawn from a medieval Celtic tale, explored the roots of the love story with a thoroughly modern perspective.įollowing along the same lines, Rice – working with the Wise Children company and with a nod to film versions of the story – has adapted Emily Bronte’s 1847 Gothic novel “Wuthering Heights” for modern theatrical sensibilities, using rock music, physical comedy, stark sets and the moors themselves personified in characters to burst the boundaries of traditional theatrical experience. Her “Wild Bride” at Berkeley Rep was a retold fairy tale that combined the story’s dark side with a levity absent from the Grimm original. ![]() ![]() Her “Brief Encounter” blended David Lean’s 1945 film with a Noel Coward short story to create an emotionally stunning play with innovative theatrical feats. Director Emma Rice is no stranger to Bay Area theater audiences. ![]()
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