Design

The musical focuses both visually and emotionally on the way that life reflects art and vice versa. Throughout the musical a series of stained glass windows, based on the story of Tristan and Isolde, are being created by the artists on stage - actors pose for them, paint them and discuss them. The story of the windows is also mirrored by the events which happen to the characters in the musical. Not only are they producing art based on the story of Tristan and Isolde but this story also anticipates and influences what happens in their own lives.

During the time that the real Rossetti and Jane Morris had their alleged affair, the Tristan and Isolde stained glass windows were actually being created by Morris and Co. for Harden Grange in Yorkshire. They are now housed in the Bradford City Art Gallery.