Kneehigh Theatre to Bring TRISTAN & YSEULT to Alley Theatre

Britain's innovative and exciting theatre company Kneehigh makes their Texas debut at the Alley Theatre with a wonderfully inventive, utterly timeless, delightful tale of love. King Mark rules with his head, until he falls head over heels for his enemy's sister. Based on the ancient tale, Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult revels in forbidden desires, broken hearts and grand passions. Seen through the eyes of the 'Unloved,' Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult blends comedy, live music and tender truths in an irresistible night of love! For mature audiences, adult language and sexual situations.

The New York Times says Kneehigh's "crossing of emotional boundaries, which sabotages our typical programmed responses as an audience, is the shaping force of Tristan & Yseult. And I can't think of another company that achieves this dynamic as vividly and unexpectedly." Called "visually and emotionally intoxicating" by the NY Post, "Tristan & Yseult is a sensory feast. Each design detail is integral to the story, and brilliantly put to use by Rice and her cast . . . Kneehigh is the gold standard of theatrical rigor, fortified by a heavy dose of fun."-Theatermania

"I love this production. It is one of those rare shows that is greater than the sum of its parts" said Director Emma Rice. "It has taken on a life, a universality that touches and surprises me each time we perform it. As the story unfolds, I realize there is not one person in that audience who doesn't profoundly recognize something in the situation; to love someone that you shouldn't, to betray someone you love, to be betrayed, to be left and most painful of all - to be unloved."

The cast of Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult features Niall Ashdown as Morholt/Brangian, Damon Daunno as Frocin, Stuart Goodwin as King Mark, James Gow as Musician, Dominic Marsh as Tristan, Pat Moran as Musician and Music Director, Justin Radford as Musician, Hannah Vassallo as Yseult, Lizzy Westcott as Musician, Kirsty Woodward as Whitehands and Róbert Lu?kay and Gareth Charlton as Lovespotters, Brutes and Animators.

The creative team for Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult includes writers Carl Grose and Anna Maria Murphy, Composer Stu Barker, Designer Bill Mitchell, Lighting Designer Malcolm Rippeth, Sound Designer Gregory Clarke and Producer Paul Crewes.

Kneehigh's Tristan & Yseult, directed and adapted by Emma Rice, begins performances Friday, April 24, opens officially Wednesday, April 29, and runs through Sunday, May 24 at the University of Houston's Wortham Theatre.