Organised by the South Square Centre, Wuthering Nights event is an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic Wondering Heights project led by artist Lucy Barker. Wondering Heights inspires exploration, imagination, and joyful movement, through an inclusive Wuthering Heights inspired dance routine. You can watch this on Lucy’s website before the event, and practice your moves live with us on the dance floor. Lucy’s project encourages people to take their dance on the moor, with a beautiful, detailed map being given away for free at the South Square Cafe throughout July.

Organised by the South Square Centre, Wuthering Nights event was an opportunity to celebrate the fantastic Wondering Heights project led by artist Lucy Barker. Wondering Heights inspired exploration, imagination, and joyful movement, through an inclusive Wuthering Heights inspired dance routine. Lucy’s project encouraged people to take their dance on the moor, with a beautiful, detailed map given away for free at the South Square Cafe throughout July.

Emily Brontë was born in a terraced house in Thornton village that has recently been purchased by the community as a place to showcase the Brontës’ literary heritage. Emily’s life on the Yorkshire moors is said to be the inspiration behind her literary classic, Wuthering Heights.

Inspired by the words in Brontë’s novel, Kate Bush went on to pen the world changing pop song of the same name. These two feminist figures also happen to share a birthday – which seemed like the perfect excuse for a party!

This event featured a special appearance by Drag Queen Kate Butch. Kate Butch is an award-winning menace to society who is perhaps best known for competing on Series 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, becoming one of its breakout stars. She is also known for winning Celebrity Mastermind (BBC) and appearing on Gingers House (BBC). She is also an experienced stand-up comedian, enjoying sold-out Edinburgh runs of her shows Kate if You Wanna Go Butcher and Wuthering Shites, as well as performing in Drag Queens vs Zombies and Drag Queens vs Vampires, the latter of which was one of the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows of EdFringe 2023. She co-hosts the comedy podcast Queers Gone By, which The Guardian dubbed one of the world’s funniest podcasts.