Twelfth Night

T1639333522
Or What You Will. Shakespeare comedy of mistaken identity, practical jokes and unrequited love. Rescued from a shipwreck the twins Viola and Sebastian arrive independently in Illyria, both thinking the other is drowned. Viola disguises herself as a boy and finds employment with the Duke who is in love with Olivia. Malvolio is the subject of a cruel joke played on him by Sir Toby Belch (yellow stockings cross-gartered) leading him to believe that Olivia loves him. But Olivia has fallen in love with the disguised Viola, while she is in love with the Duke (following it so far?!).

Author

Shakespeare

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Archive :: production:T1639333522, play:S5375, venue:V383
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Production details

Staged with an all-male ensemble, according to original Shakespearean practice

Production Changes

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27 Feb 12

E:Globe Theatre, E:SoniaFriedman Productions, E:Shakespeare Road, I:Tim Carroll, S:Jenny Tiramani, M:Claire van Kampen, P:Mark Rylance (Olivia), P:Samuel Barnett (Sebastian), P:Johnny Flynn (Viola), P:Stephen Fry (Malvolio), P:Liam Brennan (Orsino), P:Peter Hamilton Dyer (Feste), P:Colin Hurley (Sir Toby Belch)