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Twelfth Night 2017

William Shakespeare

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A whirlwind comedy where anything is possible.

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land.

So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia’s upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in the madness.

Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible.

Simon Godwin (Man and Superman, The Beaux’ Strategem) directs this joyous new production with Tamsin Greig as a transfomed Malvolia.

Performed in the Olivier Theatre from 15 February to 13 May 2017

Broadcast on YouTube from 23 to 30 April 2020

Broadway World 2017 for Best Supporting Actress in a New Production of a Play (Tamsin Greig)

Performed 15 February — 13 May 2017 in the Olivier Theatre.

Gallery

Open Gallery Dialog: 11 images Two people stand close. One is wearing a black outfit, and holds a ring towards the other. The other, wearing a herringbone coat and a hat, holds a guitar and looks confused.
Two people stand close. One is wearing a black outfit, and holds a ring towards the other. The other, wearing a herringbone coat and a hat, holds a guitar and looks confused.
Two people stand close. One is wearing a black outfit, and holds a ring towards the other. The other, wearing a herringbone coat and a hat, holds a guitar and looks confused.
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A (Oliver Chris) man wearning a patterned blue suit, strides across stage, a bunch of flowers in one hand and a teddy bear in the other. A sports car, scooter and musicians are in the background. Two people face each other. One wears a herringbone coat and cap, while the other is in a dark vintage dress, holding a banknote. Both are smiling, with a backdrop of windows and geometric patterns. A person with long hair and a beard, wearing a purple shirt and waistcoat, and holding a coat over their shoulder. They are scruffy looking. Two people wearing boxing gloves face off centre stage. The boxer on the left wears blue shorts and a white tank top. The boxer on the right wears a white hoodie and black trousers. Two people face each other, one in a white shirt and cap, the other in a black sweater. They are very close together, one adjusting the other's cap and the other touching his neck. A person with a short, dark bob haircut stands partially behind a door. They are wearing a long-sleeved, dark outfit and looking directly forward, with one hand on the edge of the door. A group of people stand on stage, dressed in dark, formal outfits and sunglasses. They are all looking in the same direction. Two people stand indoors; one wears a colorful, feathered costume and lifts a black cloth around their shoulders, while the other, dressed in a buttoned-up black shirt with a short bob haircut, looks forward with a serious expression. Two actors sit on a table on a stage in party hats. The person on the right wears a Three people are grouped on stage in a lively scene. The person in the middle, wearing a green headpiece and feathered scarf, is supported by two others who wear suits.

Production images

Photography (Tamsin Greig) by Frederike Helvig

Cast

Antonio

Adam Best

Orsino

Oliver Chris

Ensemble / Understudy: Olivia

Claire Cordier

Fabia

Imogen Doel

Ensemble / Understudy: Maria / Understudy: Feste / Understudy: Fabia

Mary Doherty

Officer / Understudy: Sebastian / Understudy: Curio / Understudy: Valentine

Ammar Duffus

Sebastian

Daniel Ezra

Olivia

Phoebe Fox

Malvolia

Tamsin Greig

Servant / Understudy: Viola

Whitney Kehinde

Curio / Understudy: Officer

Emmanuel Kojo

Viola

Tamara Lawrance

Ensemble / Understudy: Sir Andrew Aguecheek / Understudy: Captain / Understudy: Priest

Andrew MacBean

Feste

Doon Mackichan

Sir Toby Belch

Tim McMullan

Valentine / Understudy: Orsino / Understudy: Antonio

Brad Morrison

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Daniel Rigby

Ensemble / Understudy: Malvolia

Imogen Slaughter

Captain / Priest / Understudy: Sir Toby Belch

James Wallace

Maria

Niky Wardley

Music Director / Piano / Accordian

Dan Jackson

Guitars

Jon Gingell

Kit / Percussion

Martin Briggs

Bass

Nicola Davenport

Woodwind

Hannah Lawrence

Production team

Director

Simon Godwin

Designer

Soutra Gilmour

Lighting Designer

James Farncombe

Movement Director

Shelley Maxwell

Music

Michael Bruce

Sound Designer

Christopher Shutt

Fight Director

Kev McCurdy

Company Voice Work

Jeannette Nelson

Casting

Juliet Horsley

Casting

Sam Stevenson

Staff Director

Alice Knight