Audience response

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The comedic quality of the play was noticeable. This was shown mainly through the characters Isabella and Linton as the audience generally laughed at their lines as they provided much needed comedic relief.

The "awes" from the audience when Hareton had flowers behind his back for Cathy was a heart warming moment. Until after when he threw them of stage the audience felt sympathy with the character due to his unrequited love.

When the guy came on stage ready to give Catherine a flower, only for him to be greeted with her kissing Linton, the audience "awed". Sympathy evoked from the audience due to his love being unrequited.
In the denouement, the guy entered through the door with an apron, where the audience "awed" once more.

When Isabella and Linton were introduced, the audience would occasionally chuckle due to their charismatic and unique personalities, bringing a sense of comedic relief.
When the dog puppet was introduced and "nipped" the visitor entering Heathcliff's domain, this brought more comedic value

When Catherine was thrown onto the ground and beat by Heathcliff, some audience members "gasped" out of excasperation, creating an overwhelming sense of pity and sympathy towards her.

Linton's character was the main comedy character of the show and the audience audibly laughed at a lot of his scenes

The audience's response to the music breaks was one of excitement and possible relief as it gave the audience a break from the heavy narrative and themes of the play. This can be seen through the cheers and clapping after the songs and the general atmosphere of calm following the songs. Therefore, the songs successfully made the audience engaged with the narrative at the same time as allowing them to take a step back and view it more clearly rather than getting caught up in the heavy themes (Brecht - Verfremdungseffekt).

There were often moments of direct address, particularly from Isabella, who spoke to one audience member in particular at one point. This made the audience feel as part of the action. The music also kept the audience engaged throughout.