TV stars recruited to tell classic Brontë tale

ONE of literature's classic love stories is being brought to the stage by stars of the TV screen.

Hull Truck Theatre has assembled a star-studded cast for its production of Emily Bront's classic Wuthering Heights.

The show features former Coronation Street stars Gaynor Faye and Rupert Hill – as Cathy and Heathcliff – joined by Stuart Wade, known as Biff from Emmerdale, along with Fiona Wass from Grown Ups, and Truck favourite Frazer Hammill.

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The book, Emily Bront's only novel, was adapted by Jane Thornton, writer of I Want That Hair and Say it With Flowers, and is directed by John Godber.

Set on a bleak North Yorkshire moor, the story begins when orphan Heathcliff becomes Cathy Earnshaw's foster brother.

After initial resentment between the pair grow to realise they are soul mates and fall passionately in love. But they are torn apart and their love becomes dark and destructive.

Godber said: "Wuthering Heights is known as a love story, but it is also very brutal. There is a lot of death and illness in the play and we need to get that across.

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"The relationships, the way that people are with each other, is also very harsh. In that way, the text is very modern. I hope this adaptation will help introduce Wuthering Heights to a new audience."

The play runs until Saturday, October 23.

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