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?!). A gender experiment. A company of actors will rotate four vibrant 90 minute versions of 'Twelfth Night'. All female, all male, cast play own gender, cast play opposite gender. All female: Oct 6,10,16,21,27,30 eve. All male: Oct 7,13,17,22,28 eve. Own gender: Oct 8,14,23,29 eve and 18 mat. Opposite gender: Oct 9,15,20,24 eve and 25 mat.

Cast/Performers

Maia Alexander (Female Viola), Christopher Logan (Male Viola), Bethan Cullinane (Female Olivia), Henry Gilbert (Male Olivia), Clare Humphrey (Female Maria / Officer), Shuna Snow (Female Malvolio / Antonio / Captain), Fred Gray (Male Malvolio / Antonio / Captain), Elizabeth Andrewartha (Female Sir Toby / Sebastian / Valentine), Thomas Flynn (Male Sir Toby / Sebastian / Valentine), Thomas Flynn (Male Sir Toby / Sebastian / Valentine), Julia Goulding (Female Orsino / Feste / Sir Andrew), Thomas Richardson (Male Orsino / Feste / Sir Andrew)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Director: Natasha Rickman