The news comes as the theatre company’s co-production with the RSC of The Buddha of Suburbia is about to transfer to the Barbican.
Wise Children have announced their new season of work, which is set to include Artistic Director Emma Rice’s brand-new adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, which she also directs. It will open for previews at York Theatre Royal from 18 March, with press night on 26 March, before touring to Manchester, Liverpool and other UK venues. Further details of this co-production between the company York Theatre Royal, HOME Manchester and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse have yet to be unveiled.
Based on the 1959 film starring Cary Grant, North by North West follows the story of Roger Thornhill, a man mistaken for a spy in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy.
Meanwhile, the company’s season is also set to include the return of The Little Match Girl and Happier Tales will return to their home base The Lucky Chance in Frome over Christmas, running in tandem with a production for younger children, The Ugly Duckling, directed by Mike Shepherd.
Next year will see the return of Wuthering Heights for an international tour of Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, with full details coming shortly.
Talking about the news, Emma Rice said: “I feel breathless as I think about the months ahead. Wise Children will be taking work across the planet, up and down the country, and just around the corner. The company will be truly local and international, as we perform our beloved Little Match Girl to neighbours in Frome, new show North by Northwest to friends in Manchester, York, Liverpool and beyond, and returning favourite Wuthering Heights to new audiences in Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. Astonishing! I couldn’t be prouder and, as we look ahead to our seventh year, I thank the theatre gods (and my incredible team of actors, musicians, administrators and technicians!) for all their blessings. Imagine playing London’s Barbican Centre one month, Frome’s Lucky Chance the next, and the Hong Kong Arts Festival weeks later. We are walking through our dreams, and I could jump for joy. Join us for one, or join us for all – this is dizzying.”
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