Archives - Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare

Directed by Dick Breeze

Friday 29th April – Saturday 7th May 2011 in the Auditorium

Why this is very midsummer madness!

Shakespeare’s classic comedy of romance, mischief, love, entanglement, wild infatuation and deception.

Shipwrecked on a stormy night in Illyria, the beautiful young Viola disguises herself as a man to protect her honour, and manages to find employment as a page in the court of the lovesick Duke Orsino. But just as Viola finds herself falling for the Duke, Olivia, whom Orsino was pursuing, finds herself falling for the disguised Viola! Meanwhile, the chaos deepens when servant Maria and her drunken friend Sir Toby Belch decide to seek revenge against the prim and proper servant Malvolio.

Tickets

Tickets are on sale now for just £10.

School groups pay only £5 per seat. Teachers interested in booking seats should contact our Education Coordinators Cindy Lawford and Elliot Brown to find out about available workshops and talks on the play.

RSC Open Stages

This production has been accepted as part of Royal Shakespeare Company Open Stages, a new project that aims to embrace, develop and celebrate amateur theatre, re-forging the bond with the world of professional theatre.

Over 2011/2012 the RSC, in partnership with a number of regional theatres and amateur theatre associations, is running a national programme of skills sharing events and showcases, with amateur societies from across the UK invited to produce their own RSC branded Shakespeare themed production.

12NT

The team behind Twelfth Night have been writing about their experiences on their 12NT website.

Free-of-charge pre- and post-show talks:

• Tuesday 3^rd at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
  Director Dick Breeze confesses to playing around with Shakespeare’s text!
• Wednesday 4^th at 7.30pm in the Clubroom
  Dr. Cindy Lawford takes the cross-dressing and topsy-turviness a little seriously.
• Thursday 5^th after the performance
  Cast members stay on stage to answer audience questions.

Charity Gala Night

We are delighted to announce a special charity gala night performance of Twelfth night in support of Isabel Hospice on Thursday 28th April. More information