archive Spring 2008

18 April – 10 May
twelfth night
by William Shakespeare

running time: 2 hours 30 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)

A glittering evening of music, mischief,
comedy and romance

Matters of the heart are never simple. When Viola falls madly in love with the dashing Duke Orsino, she finds herself in the middle of a tricky love triangle. Broken hearts, mistaken identities, unrequited love and drunken late night parties… “If music be the food of love, play on.”

Twelfth Night is Shakespeare's most musical show. The fun-filled, heart-warming love story is set aboard a glamorous 1920s ocean liner and is played to some of the greatest songs from the era, all performed live on stage. Songs by composers such as Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers include My Melancholy Baby, What is this Thing Called Love, Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) and many more.

The show is true to Shakespeare’s glorious original, with plenty of extra zest and sparkle. Whether you’re a fan of Shakespeare’s comedies, a sucker for a timeless love story or you just love timeless classic songs, Twelfth Night is for you.

Captioned performance - Wednesday 30 April at 8pm - Captioned by Hannah Dunton
Audio Described performance - Saturday 10 May at 2.30pm - Described by Jon Polden

Artistic Credits Director: Bob Carlton Designer: Mark Walters Musical Director: Julian Littman Lighting Designer: Richard Godin Sound Designer: Ed Clarke Choreographer: Liz Marsh

production photographs

cut to the chase… in a Queen’s Theatre production
Sir Andrew Aguecheek Oliver Beamish	Captain Matt Devereaux	Maria Georgina Field	Viola Karen Fisher-Pollard
Feste Simon Jessop	Sebastian Nick Lashbrook	Malvolio Paul Leonard	Orsino Jonathan Markwood

Sir Toby Belch Stuart Organ

Antonio Steve Simmonds

Olivia Claire Storey

Valentine Rowan Talbot