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BACKSTAGE TEAM

PRODUCTION TEAM

COMPANY MANAGER ON THE BOOK AIME NEEME

TECHNICAL STAGE MANAGER BENJI MOWBRAY

ASSISTANT TECHNICAL MANAGER MERLYN PIP SALTER-LING

HEAD OF SOUND JIMMY O'SHEA

DEPUTY SOUND HARRIET HOLLINSHEAD-LEE

HEAD OF WARDROBE BROOKE BOWDEN


PRODUCER SIAN WEEDING

HEAD OF PRODUCTION JAY JONES

PRODUCTION MANAGER CATH BATES

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SIMON HARVEY

MUSIC SUPERVISOR IAN ROSS

PRODUCTION SOUND CHARLIE SIMPSON

LIGHTING DESIGN ASSOCIATE ZOE SPURR

LIGHTING PROGRAMMER VICTORIA BRENNAN

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN LAURENCE RUSSELL

COSTUME SUPERVISOR MEG STERRY

PROPS SUPERVISOR RUTH SHEPHERD

PRODUCTION CARPENTER GABRIEL BARTLETT

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHER STEVE TANNER

PR KATE MORLEY PR

GRAPHIC DESIGN SIMON BAKER

COMPANY

Tristan & Yseult

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PHOTO BY RICHARD GRASSIE

OPENING VENUE:
Restormel Castle (2003)
Theatre Royal Bath (2026)
ORIGINALLY CREATED IN
2003
CO-PRODUCERS

An Emma Rice Company, York Theatre Royal, and Nottingham Playhouse co-production.

INFORMATION

The original Kneehigh / Emma Rice production of Tristan & Yseult began its life in 2003, first performed in the open air at Restormel Castle in Cornwall and Rufford Abbey in Nottinghamshire. In 2004, it played the Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, before being reimagined as an indoor production for the Cottesloe at the National Theatre in 2005. It was last seen on stage in 2017.

TOUR DATES

Theatre Royal Bath Fri 11 - Sat 19 Sep 2026

Theatr Clwyd, Mold Tue 22 - Sat 26 Sep

Citizens Theatre, Glasgow Wed 30 Sep - Sat 3 Oct

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford Tue 6 - Sat 10 Oct

The Royal Lyceum Edinburgh Tue 20 - Sat 24 Oct

St Ann's Warehouse, New York City Sun 1 - Sun 22 Nov

Oxford Playhouse Tue 26 - Sat 30 Jan 2027

Nottingham Playhouse Tue 9 – Sat 13 February

York Theatre Royal Tue 6 - Sat 17 Apr


More dates to be added soon - keep checking back!

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Edward Rowe

King Mark

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Harry Miller

Love Spotter and Musician

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Jack Heydon

Love Spotter, Brute, and Creature of the Forest

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John Leader

Tristan

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Mary Johnson

Love Spotter and Musician (Alternate)

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Matthew Churcher

Frocin

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Nandi Bhebhe

Yseult

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Nigel Sudarkasa

Love Spotter, Brute, and Creature of the Forest

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Pat Moran

Love Spotter and Performing MD

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Philippa Hogg

Love Spotter and Musician

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Stephanie Hockley

Whitehands

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Stu Barker

Composer, Love Spotter and Musician

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Tom Fox

Morholt / Brangian

Experience the original, critically acclaimed production of Tristan & Yseult - one of the most influential theatre productions of the 21st century. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, this iconic show 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. Visceral, playful, and heartbreakingly beautiful, this internationally celebrated production blends myth, music, movement, and storytelling into an unforgettable theatrical night out. This landmark show, that has inspired a global generation of artists and audiences, is now re made, re mastered – and truly unmissable.

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Anna Maria Murphy

Writer

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Bill Mitchell

Original set & costume design by Bill Mitchell, refreshed by Vicki Mortimer

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Carl Grose

Writer

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Emma Rice

Director & Adapter

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Etta Murfitt

Choreographer & Intimacy Coordination

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Malcolm Rippeth

Lighting Designer

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Simon Baker

Sound Designer

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Stu Barker

Composer

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Vicki Mortimer

Original set & costume design by Bill Mitchell, refreshed by Vicki Mortimer

CREATIVE TEAM

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