Creating "Wuthering Heights"

Join filmmaker Emerald Fennell and costume designer Jacqueline Durran for a discussion of their work bringing their bold interpretation of “Wuthering Heights” to the screen, in advance of the film’s highly anticipated release.

Plan your visit
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • Friday, 6 February 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre

  • Tickets cost £15.00 - £20.00

Tickets available from 09.00 on Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Creating "Wuthering Heights" photo
Multi-award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell is known for her versatility – acting, writing, and directing a wide range of film and television productions, from Saltburn and Promising Young Woman to Killing Eve, often exploring themes of gender and class to great acclaim. 

Costume designer Jacqueline Durran is similarly lauded, with her award-winning work on films from Anna Karenina to Barbie engaging audiences and critics alike around the globe.  

Join them for a discussion of their creative process and inspirations behind new film “Wuthering Heights”, which opens in the UK 13 February. Together they will discuss how they are bringing a bold and original imagining of one of the greatest love stories of all time to the screen – from Fennell’s screenplay and direction to Durran’s captivating costumes.  



Header image: JACOB ELORDI as Heathcliff and Actor, Producer MARGOT ROBBIE as Catherine Earnshaw in “Wuthering Heights,” a Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures.