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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?!). With a courteous nod to all that is Star Wars, we see brother and sister Viola and Sebastian involved in a shipwreck, and both think the other is dead. When she awakens on a foreign planet, Viola dresses as her brother and adopts the name Cesario. Shakespeare s much loved comedy of shipwreck, lovesickness, mistaken identity and punctured pride is set against the beautiful backdrop of outer space. This production by Huddersfield s Dick and Lottie is part of the RSC Open Stages Festival.

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Author: Shakespeare