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Wuthering Heights, Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
Adaptation of Bronte classic fails to scale the heights
BOISTEROUS: Rakhee Sharma (Cathy) and Alex Austin (Heathcliff) Photo: Helen Murray

WHAT a great time to stage a theatrical version of Wuthering Heights, with Storm Ciara and her running-mate Dennis creating havoc.

Sadly, though, their fierce winds and torrential downpours create more passion and fear than this somewhat disappointing production of Emily Bronte’s classic novel.

It all starts so well, with the excellent Sophie Galpin and Becky Wilkie playing haunting guitar, synth drums and keyboard, evoking the perfect eerie and brooding soundscape for the disaster that is about to unfold.

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