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Feb 14, 2018 · Overview. Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Two twins are separated in a shipwreck, and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land. The first twin, Viola, falls in love with Orsino, who dotes on OIivia, who falls for Viola but is idolised by Malvolio. Enter Sebastian, who is the spitting image of ...
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The most haunting of William Shakespeare's comedies, Twelfth Night, tells the story of identical twins, Viola and Sebastian, shipwrecked off the coast of the mysterious Illyria, both believing the other is dead. Viola dresses in her brother’s clothes for protection in a strange land. Sebastian, now identical in appearance is soon mistaken for his sister, and so the misunderstandings begin…
Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Ralph Richardson and Joan Plowright star in this merry on-stage mix-up of identity, gender and love in Tony Award-winner John Dexter’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Originally broadcast on Britain’s ITV, this classic performance captures all the slapstick, puns and double entendres that have amazed and amused audiences for over four hundred years.
Acclaimed British theatre director Trevor Nunn helms a rare film project, delivering a rousing and charming version of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedy, Twelfth Night. Now set in the 19th Century, the story follows the daring adventure of Viola as she disguises herself as a man to work as a Page in the court of Count Orsino, a man whom she desperately loves. Of course Orsino sees Viola as a man, as does his lady love Olivia who is quickly attracted to the new Page. Twelfth Night: Or ...
Oct 25, 2018 · Twelfth Night: Directed by Adam Smethurst. With Sheila Atim, Antony Bunsee, Shalini Peiris, Simon Nagra. Charming full text, modern, location based screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night.
Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into the service of the Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help him woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds that she likes the new messenger the Duke's sending. Then, of course, Viola's brother shows up, and merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's ...
