Details

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?!). This daring take on Shakespeare’s much-loved comedy has been given the full musical treatment and is set on board a cruise liner, at the height of the roaring twenties, complete with deck chairs, Charleston and Coward jazz classics. The performance on Monday 7th July will be in aid of the Chrysalis School for Autism.

Creatives/Company

Producer: Ovo Theatre Company
Director: Adam Nichols