Twelfth Night
Olivia’s melancholic, puritanical household clashes head on with Sir Toby’s insatiable appetite for drunken debauchery. Orsino’s relentless pursuit of Olivia and Malvolio’s extraordinary transformation typify the madness of love in Illyria: a land of make-believe and illusion.Originally commissioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Complete Works Festival.Nominated for Best Shakespearean Production (Whatsonstage Awards 2008)
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PRESS
“deconstruction at its most appealingly madcap”
The Herald★★★
“it’s not often you get to hit a Shakespeare play with a conga as audience participation”
The Public Reviews ★★★★
“The most hardhearted purists would melt at Filter’s 90-minute reworking… For newcomers to Shakespeare, I can’t think of a better introduction”
Sunday Times ★★★★
“Puts the fun back into Twelfth Night and allows us to become participants in a feast of misrule.”
The Guardian ★★★★
“This is five-star frivolity.”
Oxford Times
“brilliantly bizarre”
The Public Reviews ★★★★
“captivating and energetic”
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Cast & Creative Team
Written by William Shakespeare Created by Filter Directed by Sean Holmes Produced by Simon Reade Music & Sound Design by Tom Haines & Ross Hughes