TWELFTH NIGHT

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Run Dates

2007.08.30 ~ 2007.10.06

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World Premiere

About the show

Bartlett's cross-gender production resembled a nineteenth century costume-drama. The male actor Chris New was a sweetly sensitive Viola, while the traditional male roles of Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and Fabian were played by Marjorie Yates, Annabel Leventon and Joanne Howarth. Music was at the heart the production and the grand piano used by James Clyde's droll Feste doubled as a hiding place from which Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Fabian witnessed Malvolio's discovery of the fake letter.

Details

CAST Tobias Beer – Valentine Matt Blair – Curio Tim Chipping – Footman / Captain James Clyde – Feste Tom Davey – House Guest / Sailor / Police Officer Daniel Francis – House Guest / Sailor / Police Officer Stewart W. Fraser – Footman / Chaplain / Parlourmaid Joanne Howarth – Fabian / Parlourmaid John Lithgow – Malvolio Annabel Leventon – Sir Andrew Aguecheek Iain McKee – Sebastian Jason Merrells – Orsino Simon Merrells – Antonio Justine Mithell – Olivia Chris New – Viola Barnaby Power – House Guest / Sailor Siobhan Redmond – Maria Rachael Spence – Parlourmaid Marjorie Yates – Sir Toby Belch CREATIVE TEAM Playwright – William Shakespeare Director – Neil Bartlett Designer – Kandis Cook Lighting Designer – Chris Davey Sound – Jeremy Dunn Music – Simon Deacon Movement – Leah Hausman Fight Arranger – Terry King production photo Hugo Glendinning © RSC

Where it's been performed

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Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Stratford

United Kingdom

Stratford

United Kingdom

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