© Marwan Magroun
Wuthering Heights
Dec 3 -
Mar 7
ITA / Kjersti Horn
© Fabian Calis
ITA’s Wuthering Heights does not promise a romantic love story, but rather an exploration of what power does to people. It is about how pain leads to more pain, how those who are trampled learn to trample others in return. Under the direction of Kjersti Horn and performed by the ITA Ensemble, Wuthering Heights becomes a raw, physical production about class, desire, and the cycle of violence passed down from generation to generation.
Not the love story you expect
- Date
- December 3, 2026 - March 7, 2027
- Genre
- Theatre
- Language
- Dutch
- Surtitles
- Available at one or more shows
- Location
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam & On tour
Wuthering Heights tells the story of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Heathcliff, a foundling taken in by the Earnshaw family, grows up in a world of passion, jealousy, and social tension. A deep, instinctive bond develops between him and Catherine, but their love is undermined by pride, class, and societal expectations.
Heathcliff is the outsider who was never truly accepted. Humiliated, stripped of language and status, deprived of everything that makes a person human. When he returns as a wealthy man, he seeks revenge.
But the revenge does not free him. Marked by humiliation, he has learned to reproduce the violence that once shaped him. The oppressed becomes the oppressor.
Catherine is trapped in a different structure. Torn between her love for Heathcliff and the expectations of the world around her, she chooses the path laid out for her. She betrays her own heart and pays a devastating price.
Tickets and times
Cast
© Marwan Magroun
Jesse Mensah
© Marwan Magroun
Felix Schellekens
© Marwan Magroun
Janni Goslinga
© Romy Treebusch
Aiko Beemsterboer
© Öncü H Gültekin
Jasper Stoop
Emily Brönte
Wuthering Heights (1847) is the only novel by Emily Brontë and was originally published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. Emily Brontë (1818–1848) grew up in Yorkshire with her father and two sisters. The Brontë sisters wrote both novels and poetry under pseudonyms. When Wuthering Heights was first published, it was not well received; only much later was it recognised as one of the great works of English literature.
Kjersti Horn
In her works she explores themes such as power, marginalisation, and vulnerability, often from an outspoken feminist and social perspective.
In 2026, ITA welcomes Norwegian director Kjersti Horn to create her first production with the ensemble. Horn is considered one of the leading innovators in Scandinavian theatre, with work that constantly interrogates the boundaries between the personal and the political.
Kjersti Horn studied directing at the Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm and works with both classical texts and contemporary writers. Her productions are known for their strong visual and physical language. Horn spent years as resident director at Nationaltheatret and Det Norske Teatret in Oslo, where she became artistic director in 2025. She has been nominated multiple times for the Heddaprisen, the leading Norwegian theatre award.
In the category of “Best Direction”, she received nominations for her adaptations of Hamlet, History of Violence, Chaos is Neighbour of God and Scenes from a Marriage. In 2023, she won the Heddaprisen for her direction of Romeo og Julie at Den Nationale Scene and received the award for “Exceptional Artistic Achievement.”
With Wuthering Heights, Horn examines systems of oppression that we still recognize in our own time. The story exposes that we all play a role in the larger system of oppressor and oppressed. The positions shift, but the cycle of violence endures.
After talk
On December 19, there is an after talk in the Pleinfoyer with Janni Goslinga in English.
On January 8, there is an after talk in the Pleinfoyer with Felix Schellekens in Dutch.
On January 9, there is an after talk in the Pleinfoyer with Jesse Mensah in English.
On January 15, there is an after talk in the Pleinfoyer with Eefje Paddenburg in Dutch.
On January 16, there is an after talk in the Pleinfoyer with Jasper Stoop and Aiko Beemsterboer in English.
Credits
by
Emily Brönte
directed by
Kjersti Horn
adaptation
Kjersti Horn and Kristian Lykkeslet Strømskag
scenogrpahy and costumes
Sven Haraldsson
sound design
Erik Hedin
light design
Julian Maiwald
private producers
Hendrik Jan ten Have & Gabriella de Rooij, Mike Vermeer & Ernst ten Damme
this production is supported by
Ammodo
© Marwan Magroun
© Marwan Magroun
© Marwan Magroun
© Marwan Magroun
© Romy Treebusch
© Öncü H Gültekin
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