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Twelfth
Night
by
William Shakespeare
An
RSC production
First performance at the
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon on 14th
April 1983. Transferred to the Barbican Theatre, London on
16th August 1984.
Director: John Caird
Assistant Director: Jeremy Bell
Designer: Robin Don
Costume Designer: Alix Stone
Lighting: David Hersey
Music: Ilona Sekacz
Musical Director: Richard Brown
Fights: Malcolm Ransom
Company Voice Work: Cicely Berry
Running time: approx. 195 mins
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Cast
(in
alphabetical order) |
Miles Anderson.....Orsino
Sheridan Ball.....Servant
Paul Clayton.....Second Officer
Nigel Cooke.....Sebastian
Stanley Dawson.....Sir Topas, the Curate
DeNica Fairman.....Servant
Caroline Harris.....Lady in Waiting
Roger Hyams.....Third Officer; Sailor
Emrys James.....Malvolia, Maria's Steward
Gemma Jones.....Maria, a Gentlewoman
Griffith Jones.....Valentine
Daniel Massey.....Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Stephen Moore.....Sir Toby Belch, Olivia's cousin
Richard O'Callaghan.....Feste the Fool
Stanley Page.....Fabian
Joanne Pearce.....Olivia
Jeffrey Robert.....Fourth Officer; Sailor
Graham Sinclair.....Antonio
Derek Smee.....Curio
Paul Spence.....A Lord
Zoë Wanamaker.....Viola
Jeremy Wilkin.....First Officer; Sea Captain |
Production |
| Viola and her twin
brother, Sebastian, have been shipwrecked off the coast of
Illyria, and each believes the other to have drowned. Once
ashore, and with the help of a sea captain, Viola disguises
herself as a boy and assumes the name Cesario, entering the
service of the Duke of Orsino. The Duke sends 'Cesario' to
woo Olivia on his behalf, but Olivia falls in love with the
servant. Meanwhile, Antonio has come to the aid of Viola's
brother, whom Olivia mistakes for Cesario. She and
Sebastian are then secretly married, much to the latter's
bemusement! As true identities are revealed, Orsino
realises he loves Viola. A comedy of mistaken identity. |
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Notes |
| About a decade
before this version of Shakespeare's comedy, Zoë had previously
played Viola in a touring production of
Twelfth Night. The 1974 production was one of her
first professional roles after leaving drama school. |
Her performance in this production earned Zoe an Olivier award
nomination. |
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