Cincinnati Enquirer announces Know Theatre's new season and it includes a Wuthering musical opening in April 2027.
Wuthering: A Musical on the Moors
By Hannah Gregory
World Premiere
MainStage
Directed by Caitlin McWethy
April 2-18, 2027
Rated: PG-13
1787, Yorkshire, England. After her father’s death, the once bright and wild Cathy Earnshaw marries the wealthy Edgar Linton, in order to provide financial security for herself and her true love, Heathcliff. Devastated by her betrayal, Heathcliff disappears for three years, only to return as a wealthy man intent upon seeking his revenge. An original folk musical inspired by Emily Bronte’s classic novel about the socioeconomic anxieties of love, class, and race in Victorian England.
But there's another Brontë-related world premiere happening soon as
Cambrian News reports:
The world premiere of Lucy Gough’s adaptation of Anne Brontë’s ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ will be performed at Aberystwyth Arts Centre this month.
Theatr Gymunedol Aberystwyth Community Theatre present Gough’s version of Brontë’s novel on Friday, 20 March at 7.30pm, and on Saturday, 21 March at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. [...]
Commenting on the novel, Aberystwyth writer and director, Lucy Gough said: “Anne Brontë wrote a brilliant novel and I have worked with Aberystwyth Arts Centre Community Theatre to bring this to life on stage.
“It has been an exciting journey, from novel, to script and now stage. I hope people new to the novel will be stimulated to read and enjoy it and those who know it find the play opens up fresh ways of understanding it.”
This is the second time that Lucy’s love of ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ has resulted in a new production.
In 2024, loosely inspired by Brontë’s ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’, Lucy’s then new play called, ‘The Wild Tenant’ explored the complexity of a relationship overwhelmed by someone with addiction. (Julie McNicholls Vale)
Luxembourg Times reports that Luxembourg has raised the age restriction for Wuthering Heights 2026 to 16 while
Koimoi looks at the film's worldwide box office.
Margot Robbie starrer R-rated romance drama collected $3.7 million at the domestic box office on its 4th three weekend. It lost 709 theaters in North America and is now running on only 2512 screens. On Monday, the film added another $332k at the box office in North America. It dropped by 46.5% from last Monday.
According to Box Office Mojo‘s latest data, Wuthering Heights’ domestic total has hit $79.06 million cume in 25 days. After its 4th weekend, the film’s overseas total has reached $134.9 million, bringing the worldwide total to $213.9 million. It is the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 2026.
Worldwide collection breakdown
- Domestic – $79.0 million
- International – $134.9 million
- Worldwide – $213.9 million (Esita Mallik)
Softonic reports that 'Wuthering Heights is no longer the highest-grossing film of the year: the new record comes from China'.
The movie Pegasus 3 has become the big box office phenomenon of 2026, accumulating a global total of 529.6 million dollars, making it the highest-grossing film of the year.
Directed by Han Han, the film follows the story of Zhang Chi, a veteran car racer who leads a team in an international rally. Released in China on February 17 and in other markets such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia on February 23, Pegasus 3 has surpassed the previous leader, Wuthering Heights, which had achieved 192 million dollars. (Jesús Bosque)
Andalucía Información (Spain) announces that this year's San Fernando Book Fair will showcase Regency and Victorian literature.
La temática de la Feria del Libro de 2026 de San Fernando estará centrada en la literatura victoriana y de regencia, centrándose en personajes como Sherlock Holmes, Drácula, Jane Eyre, Dorian Gray, Doctor Jekyll y Mr. Hyde, entre otros. Se desarrollará del 15 al 20 de junio en la Plaza del Rey (José F. Cabeza) (Translation)
Cultura inquieta (in Spanish) has so-called 'psychology' explain why books are always better than movies (we would say that's not always the case, but then again we're not 'psychologists').
El País picks up some debates surrounding recent book-to-movie adaptations in order to discuss 'Why films still struggle to adapt novels'.
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