Tristan & Yseult
Experience the legendary love story and an unforgettable night of theatre magic
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The best piece of theatre I have ever seenThe Times
An Emma Rice Company, York Theatre Royal, and Nottingham Playhouse co-production
Adapted and directed by Emma Rice
Written by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy
The original Kneehigh / Emma Rice production of Tristan & Yseult, one of the most influential theatre shows of the 21st century, takes to the Main Stage in 2027. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, this iconic, critically acclaimed production returns to the UK for the first time in ten years, offering a rare chance to encounter a modern masterpiece fresh and live on stage.
First created in 2003, Tristan & Yseult took the theatrical world by storm. Based on an epic ancient tale from Cornwall,Tristan & Yseult revels in forbidden desires, broken hearts, grand passions, and tender truths.
Visceral, playful, and heartbreakingly beautiful, this internationally celebrated production blends myth, music, movement, and storytelling into an unforgettable theatrical night out. This landmark show, which has inspired a global generation of artists and audiences, is now re-made, re-mastered – and truly unmissable.
Utterly irresistibleThe Guardian
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"I’ve watched this show on a clifftop in Cornwall and from the pit at The Globe and cannot wait to see it again here in Oxford. It’s exuberant and utterly entertaining."
Katy Snelling, Oxford Playhouse Director of Programmes
Soul-stirring revival of the Kneehigh favouriteThe Stage
Every theatre lover should see it at least onceWhatsOnStage
Cast
- Edward Rowe as King Mark
- Harry Miller as Love Spotter and Musician
- Jack Heydon as Love Spotter, Brute and Creature of the Forest
- John Leader as Tristan
- Mary Johnson as Love Spotter and Musician (Alternate)
- Matthew Churcher as Frocin
- Nandi Bhebhe as Yseult
- Nigel Sudarkasa as Love Spotter, Brute and Creature of the Forest
- Pat Moran as Love Spotter and Performing MD
- Philippa Hogg as Love Spotter and Musician
- Stephanie Hockley as Whitehands
- Stu Barker as Composer, Love Spotter and Musician
- Tom Fox as Morholt / Brangian
Creatives
- Adapted and Directed by Emma Rice
- Written by Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy
- Music by Stu Barker
- Music Supervision by Ian Ross
- Original Set and Costume Design by Bill Mitchell, refreshed by Vicki Mortimer
- Choreography and Intimacy Coordination by Etta Murfitt
- Lighting Design by Malcolm Rippeth
- Sound Design by Simon Baker
