Past Event
Mar 05—15, 2015
Tristan & Yseult
A sexy adaptation of Tristan & Yseult that elevates the ancient love tale to epically gorgeous proportions. This heartbreaking adventure marries the electricity of live music with jaw-dropping theatricality from the enchanting players of Kneehigh, who invite you to join their ‘Club of the Unloved’ for an irresistible night of forbidden desires and broken hearts.
Info
Venue
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
219 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116
“Unfolds like a party to which everyone is invited.”
“Dreamlike eroticism”
— The Boston Globe
“What could be better than a tragic love story on a cold winter night? How about one that’s also funny, hot, and funky–and will still tear your heart out!?”
— Joyce's Choices
“delightful mash-up”
“It’s a bittersweet feeling that cannot adequately be described, but is also the brilliance of the show. You walk out feeling part of a community, even if it is a community of Unloved.”
— Edge Boston
“its own lively brand of fun and magic.”
“We’re teased with some very sexy dance moves and passionate karaoke”
“the evening should thoroughly captivate you”
— Wicked Local
“An epic journey to see the creatively re-imagined telling of the classic tale of the star-crossed lovers.”
“ArtsEmerson continues their impressive streak of bringing to Boston and to Boston area audiences gifted performers from around the globe.”
“Good art helps us to see familiar things or stories or circumstances in new ways. This production succeeds spectacularly in this way.”
— White Rhino Report
“The Cutler Majestic was transformed into a nightclub and we watched the action onstage with the voyeurism of a mystic into her crystal ball. Their acting was superb but their ability to maintain this private world as they enticed the audience into it, even while engaging us, was better”
“What I loved most about this production, above and beyond the fantastical elements of dance, costume and wire work, was the honesty of its presentation.”
“Kneehigh hits it directly on the head.”
— New England Theater Geek
“Shakes us out of our role as passive observers and reminds us of the euphoria and the heartbreak love can bring.”
— ArtsFuse
“Think Monty Python”
— South Shore Critic
A story of star-crossed lovers that’s said to have inspired Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the 12th-century Celtic legend has been adapted many times over the years, most famously in Richard Wagner’s monumental 1865 opera, “Tristan und Isolde.”
— Preview - The Boston Globe
“If this show doesn’t make you fall in love with theatre, there’s no potion on Earth that can help you.”
— The Guardian
A New York Times Critic Pick!
— The New York Times
“Exhilarating and crushing, tormenting and intoxicating”
“It just doesn’t seem possible, let alone right, that a tragic love story could be so fantastically fun..yet here you are, face aching from grinning, at a show based on the medieval tale of passion, power and vengeance that once inspired Wagner’s opera “Tristan und Isolde” – itself pretty much the opposite of a hoot.”
— The New York Post
“visually ravishing.”
“Alluring blend of myth and music”
— LA Times
“Tristan & Yseult is a sensory feast. Each design detail is integral to the story, and brilliantly put to use by Rice and her cast. By the end you’ll be willing to follow them anywhere, be it Cornwall, Ireland, or beyond.”
— TheaterMania
“I guarantee you will have a blast.”
— Chicago Tribune
“A raucous, outrageously majestic ride through the complex, ancient tale with nary a misstep.”
“Tristan & Yseult asks, and deliciously answers, 1,000-year-old questions relating to love: Can a person love two lovers at one time? What happens when the thin line separating love and hate is blurred and sweet addiction turns into smudgy, hot vengeance? Must we forgive love’s betrayal?”
“Graceful, geeky, genuine and jolly, Kneehigh is first-rate theater.”
— Berkley Side
March 2, 2015
“V” is very very complicated…
I once asked him: ‘What is love?’ – He replied, ‘It is the euphoria of impossibility.’ - from Kneehigh's Tristan and Yseult For as long as love stories have...
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2015
A Note From The Director Of Tristan & Yseult
I love this production. It is one of those rare shows that is greater than the sum of its parts. It has taken on a universality that touches and surprises...
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2015
Emerson Black & White Ball
TRISTAN: Si c’est bien c’est blanc – si non, c’est noir.WHITEHANDS: The ship will hoist a white sail if she is coming,a black sail if she is not. TRISTAN: Noir ou blanc? Noir...
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2015
Top 5 Parking Space Savers That Remind Us of Tristan & Yseult
Friends, it's no secret we're all losing our minds here in Boston due to record snow fall, public transportation shut-downs, and neighbors who protect their dug out parking spots with...
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2015
“O” is for only the lonely…
With Kneehigh's Tristan and Yseult right around the corner we thought we'd take a look at what loves ACTUALLY GOT TO DO WIT' IT! Love takes many forms; over the...
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2015
“L” is for the letters you wrote to me…
With Kneehigh's Tristan and Yseult right around the corner we thought we'd take a look at what loves ACTUALLY GOT TO DO WIT' IT! Love takes many forms; over the...
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