Twelfth Night (Shakespeare's Globe)
One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, Twelfth Night was ‘blissfully reborn’ (The Daily Telegraph) for the 2012/13 season at London’s Globe Theatre, under the direction of Tim Carroll. The hilarious tale of misdirection and deception is performed here by an all-male cast, as it would have been in Shakespeare’s day, with Mark Rylance playing Olivia and Roger Lloyd Pack as the hapless Sir Andrew Aguecheek. The production also marks Stephen Fry’s triumphant return to the stage as the pompous Malvolio, ridiculous in his yellow stockings. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound. An all-male Original Practices production
Samuel Barnett (Sebastian); Liam Brennan (Orsino); Paul Chahidi*(Maria); *John Paul Connolly (Antonio); Stephen Fry (Malvolio); Mark Rylance (Olivia); Roger Lloyd Pack (Sir Andrew Aguecheek); Johnny Flynn (Viola); Ian Drysdale (Priest/Valentine); James Garnon (Fabian); Peter Hamilton Dyer*(Feste); *Colin Hurley (Sir Toby Belch)
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable." (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★)
"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..." (The Guardian)
"I doubt I shall ever see a better Twelfth Night" (The Sunday Telegraph ★★★★★)
"A glorious star performance ... pure comic delight" (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★)
"An unbridled pleasure ... some of the best comic acting in the world" (The Sunday Express ★★★★★)
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