THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA IS BACK!
We are thrilled to announce that our co-production with the RSC will transfer to London's Barbican Centre
from Tuesday October 22 - Saturday November 16.
"Emma Rice has nailed it" The Telegraph
"My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred. Almost."
South London in the late seventies. High unemployment, high inflation, food shortages and strikes. But despite the winter of discontent, 17 year-old Karim’s life is about to explode into glorious technicolour as he
navigates a path to enlightenment. Or at the very least, Beckenham.
Hanif Kureishi and Emma Rice adapt Kureishi’s award-winning 1990 novel, which was later turned into an acclaimed TV series. On stage it becomes an irresistible, heart-breaking and joyful exploration of family, friends, sex,
theatre and, ultimately, belonging.
Age guidance 13+
A Wise Children, York Theatre Royal, HOME Manchester and Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse co-production
NORTH BY NORTHWEST - TOURING SPRING 2025
"It would be strange, would it not, if, in a city of seven million people, one man were never mistaken for another..."
But that is exactly what happens to Roger Thornhill, reluctant hero of North by Northwest, when a mistimed phone call to his mother lands him smack bang in the middle of a Cold War conspiracy. Now he’s on the run, dodging spies, airplanes and a femme fatale who might not be all she seems.
Emma Rice takes on film legend Alfred Hitchcock in this riotously funny reworking that turns the original thriller on its head. With just six shape-shifting performers, a fabulous ‘50s soundtrack and a LOT of hats, this dazzling production plays with the heart, mind and soul. Join us for a night of glamour, romance, jeopardy and a liberal sprinkling of tender truths.
Keep checking here back for the tour schedule!
Based on the Turner Entertainment Co. Film North by Northwest
Produced by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures and Kay & McLean Productions
Date | Venue | Book Tickets |
|---|---|---|
18th March - 5th April | York Theatre Royal | |
29 April - 10 May | HOME Manchester | ON SALE SOON |
20 – 24 May | Liverpool Playhouse | ON SALE SOON |
A Wise Children, National Theatre, Bristol Old Vic and York Theatre Royal co-production
WUTHERING HEIGHTS - BACK ON TOUR
After successful UK and US tours, and a run at the National Theatre, Emma Rice’s smash-hit adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights returns for an international tour – of Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, with full details to be announced shortly.
The Yorkshire moors tell an epic story of love, revenge and redemption.
Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heathcliff is adopted by the Earnshaws and taken to live at Wuthering Heights. He finds a kindred spirit in Catherine Earnshaw and a fierce love ignites. When forced apart, a brutal chain of events is unleashed.
Shot through with music, dance, passion and hope, Emma Rice transforms Emily Brontë’s masterpiece into a powerful and uniquely theatrical experience: an intoxicating revenge tragedy for our time.
“I am Heathcliff! Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
With composition by Ian Ross; set and costume design by Vicki Mortimer; sound and video by Simon Baker; lighting design by Jai Morjaria; movement and choreography by Etta Murfitt.
Date | Venue | Rich Text |
|---|---|---|
31 Jan - 15 Feb | Roslyn Packer Theatre - Sydney |
Wise Children is a theatre company created and led by multi-award-winning director Emma Rice. We make ground-breaking work with exceptional artists and tour it across the UK and internationally. We run a unique professional development programme, The Wise Children Training Programme, nurturing a new and more diverse generation of theatre practitioners. We’re also working to transform touring theatre in the UK, challenging outmoded models and discovering the creative spaces of the future.
