Movement

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The use of lifts during Catherine Linton's illness and death was very effective.

The use of dance numbers heightened the power communicated through the story line and added a vibrancy and added a sense of ‘joie de vivre’ to the play.

The actors pretended that they were caught in the immense wind by using held energy and tension

The physicality employed by the actors connoting stormy weather was realistic yet slightly stylised. I also enjoyed when Catherine shakes the tree branch in the beginning as it created a chaotic feel, which remained consistent throughout the production.

I enjoyed when Francis quivered as she moved offstage with the teacup. The rattling sound it elicited combined with her quivering movement added depth to the objectives of her character as well as a dash of comedy. Connoting her upper class status and the fragile facade she outwardly projected.

Little Linton and Isabella moved very dramatically, dancing and very over the top movement making them stand out from the rest of the characters

The use of dance by The Moor and ensemble was utilised and repeated throughout the play which both broke up the narrative, creating Verfremdungseffekt and allowing the audience to engage with the prior action. Furthermore, its repetition could serve to suggest the repetitiveness of the story, especially the death and Heathcliffe's attempts to seize power, thus the dance highlights the cyclical nature of the narrative and the struggle for power.

The opening movement (of moving clothes like they were in the wind, as well as acting as if the character was fighting against a vicious rain) to represent the storm was both an effective and funny opening. It demonstrated how bad the storm was in a creative way, which in turn emphasised Heathcliffe's cruelness.

The way the main storyteller moved around the stage represented how the moor blows in the wind and she represented The moor

The movement was very dancey at points. There were clear moments of physical theatre contrasted with more naturalistic movement. There was a lot of holding and contact and a few lifts. A lot of the movement was also very dramatic and exaggerated to make a point and show something clearly.