Based on Emily Brontės novel. Concept recording stars Lesley
Garrett,
Dave Willetts, Clive
Carter, Bonnie Langford
and Sharon Campbell.
Taylor's musical was the first stage adaptation of the story to be given
the approval of the Brontė Society. The concept album was released
by Silva Screen records in 1992, and opera star Lesley Garrett also used two
of the songs for one of her best-selling solo albums.
A 1994 amateur performance in the Netherlands was very successful and
generated discussions for possible other productions. It has been running in
repertoire in Poland since 1996 and Rumania since 1997. It debuted in
Australia in 1998.
The show requires a minimum cast of about 15, but can be expanded to
include a chorus of 20 or more. Orchestrations are available for a pit
orchestra of 12.
Primary Characters
Cathy Earnshaw, young and attractive
Heathcliff, a gipsy
Nellie, the Earnshaw housekeeper
Hindley Earnshaw, Cathy's brother
Edgar Linton, heir to the grand Linton estate
Isabella Linton, Edgar's sister
Secondary Characters
Mr Earnshaw, Cathy's father
Young Heathcliff
Young Cathy
Young Hindley
Chorus
(Minimum of 10 chorus members)
Liverpool crowd, Earnshaw employees, farm people, farmhands, local villagers,
Lintons servants and estate workers, doctors & nurses, etc.
Please see Production Enquiries for
licensing contacts. Libretto, orchestrations and midi files are available upon
request; contact Bernard J. Taylor.