International Theatre Database
International Theatre Database
Category
Play
Country
United Kingdom
Run Dates
Dec 8, 2025 - Jan 17, 2026
Venue
Run Time
175 minutes
2025.12.08 ~ 2026.01.17
Barbican Centre
London Premiere
2024.12.05 ~ 2025.01.18
RSC
World Premiere
‘I was adored once too.’ A woman survives a shipwreck and washes up on an unknown shore. Alone and bereaved of her twin brother, she embarks on a secret new life as a go-between for two people in the extremity of love and grief. Caught up in the ensuing love triangle she experiences the chaos and humanity of unexpected love; and she discovers that in Illyria, everyone is hiding something. With original music composed by singer songwriter Matt Maltese, Prasanna Puwanarajah returned to the RSC to direct a cast including Samuel West as Malvolio, Gwyneth Keyworth as Viola, Freema Agyeman as Olivia, and Bally Gill as Orsino in Shakespeare's bittersweet winter masterpiece; a freewheeling miracle of farce, longing, love and life.
William Shakespeare
Playwright/Author
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Director
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Director
Zoë Templeman-Young
Assistant Director
Zoë Templeman-Young
Assistant Director
Matt Maltese
Composer
Zac Gvi
Composer
Matt Maltese
Composer
Zac Gvi
Composer
Lindsey Miller
Music Director
Lindsey Miller
Music Director
James Cotterill
Set Designer, Costume Designer
James Cotterill
Set Designer, Costume Designer
Zoe Spurr
Lighting Designer
George Dennis
Sound Designer
Freeman Agyeman
Cast(Olivia)
William Shakespeare
Playwright/Author
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Director
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Director
Zoë Templeman-Young
Assistant Director
Zoë Templeman-Young
Assistant Director
Matt Maltese
Composer
Zac Gvi
Composer
Matt Maltese
Composer
Zac Gvi
Composer
Lindsey Miller
Music Director
Lindsey Miller
Music Director
James Cotterill
Set Designer, Costume Designer
James Cotterill
Set Designer, Costume Designer
Zoe Spurr
Lighting Designer
George Dennis
Sound Designer
Freeman Agyeman
Cast(Olivia)
Emily Benjamin
Cast(Priest)
Norman Bowman
Cast(Antonio)
George Fletcher
Cast(Second Officer / Orsino's Attendant)
Bally Gill
Cast(Orsino)
Demetri Goritsas
Cast(Sir Andrew Aguecheek)
Michael Grady-Hall
Cast(Feste)
Danielle Henry
Cast(Maria)
Gwyneth Keyworth
Cast(Viola)
Cat McKeever
Cast(Sea Captain)
Daniel Millar
Cast(Fabian)
Reece Miller
Cast(Curio's Attendant)
Charlotte O'Leary
Cast(Olivia's Woman)
Thom Petty
Cast(Curio)
Rhys Rusbatch
Cast(Sebastian)
Joplin Sibtain
Cast(Sir Toby Belch)
Tom Sowinski
Cast(Ensemble)
Samuel West
Cast(Malvolio)
David Whitworth
Cast(Valentine)
Freeman Agyeman
Cast(Olivia)
Emily Benjamin
Cast(Priest)
Norman Bowman
Cast(Antonio)
George Fletcher
Cast(Second Officer / Orsino's Attendant)
Demetri Goritsas
Cast(Sir Andrew Aguecheek)
Danielle Henry
Cast(Maria)
Michael Lyle
Cast(First Officer / Orsino's Attendant)
Cat McKeever
Cast(Sea Captain)
Reece Miller
Cast(Curio's Attendant)
Charlotte O'Leary
Cast(Olivia's Woman)
Thom Petty
Cast(Curio)
Rhys Rusbatch
Cast(Sebastian)
Joplin Sibtain
Cast(Sir Toby Belch)
Tom Sowinski
Cast(Ensemble)
Barbican Centre
London
United Kingdom
London
,United Kingdom
RSC
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford
United Kingdom
Stratford
,United Kingdom
