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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.
Audio Described performance - Saturday 10 May at 2.30pm - Described by Jon Polden
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Credits Director: Bob Carlton Designer: Mark Walters Musical Director: Julian Littman Lighting Designer: Richard Godin Sound Designer: Ed Clarke Choreographer: Liz Marsh |
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 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 |
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What the papers say… Twelfth Night is the sixth of Shakespeare’s plays performed in recent years at the Queen’s by cut to the chase… Audiences and press alike love it! Here’s what the papers have said... “If you are at all terrified by the thought of seeing Shakespeare, worry no longer… there’s pace and action aplenty in this accessible production” Essex Chronicle on Macbeth 2006 “The youngsters in the audience loved the show and it should win over new audiences for Shakespeare” BBC Essex on Macbeth 2006 “[Bob Carlton] did for Shakespeare on stage what Baz Luhrmann did for him on film” Evening Standard on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2003 “Real panache and a winning charm... Terrific ” The Guardian on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2003 “An atmospheric evocation of a realm of midsummer madness in which anything is possible” Evening Standard on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2003 “I could not stop laughing” Romford Recorder on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2003 “Simply an enormous joy” The Stage on A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2003 “Perfectly-timed, well-enunciated speech skilfully renders Shakespeare into accessible English” Romford Recorder on The Tempest 2007 “The evening’s perfect” Brentwood Gazette on The Tempest 2007 “Original, energetic and above all clear… the audience rightly lapped up the liveliness” Evening Standard on The Comedy of Errors 2005 “The energy levels of this actor-musician cast are so dizzyingly high… I emerged feeling completely high myself” The Stage on The Comedy of Errors 2005 “Shakespeare at its best” Romford Recorder on Romeo and Juliet 2004 |
