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?!).

Cast/Performers

Derek Jacobi (Malvolio), Mark Bonnar (Orsino), Norman Bowman (Curio), Ron Cook (Sir Toby Belch), Victoria Hamilton (Viola), Guy Henry (sir Andrew Aguecheek), James Howard (Valentine), Lloyd Hutchinson (Antonio), Samantha Spiro (Maria), Zubin Varla (Feste), Indira Varma (Olivia), Alex Waldmann (Sebastian)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Donmar Warehouse
Director: Michael Grandage
Design: Christopher Oram
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Fergus O'HJare