Footsbarn presents Twelfth Night
- Gavin Stewart: Malvolio / Captain / officer
- Sophie Doyle: Viola / Cessario
- Bethany O'Halloran: Olivia
- Nathan Brocklebank: Feste / Priest
- Antony Rodrigez: Orsino / Antonio
- Lydia Keating: Maria
- Charlie Colburn : Sir Andrew Aguecheek / Curio
- Bill Hurst: Sir Toby Belch
- George Kirby-Smith: Sebastian / Valentine
- Sadie Jemmett: Musician
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York International Shakespeare Festival - 28 April 2024
Twelfth Night … or what you will
After twins, Sebastian, and Viola, are shipwrecked at the start of the play, Viola must figure out a way to survive in the foreign land of Illyria. Since the Countess Olivia, the only potential female protector, is too distraught over her brother’s death to receive any visitors, Viola decides that her second-best course of action will be to enter the service of Duke Orsino. As part of her survival scheme, she discards her gown and masks her female gender with the disguise of a male page. Her masculine clothing proves to be such a convincing disguise that the Illyrians confuse her outright with her twin brother Sebastian, eliciting trickery and heartache in the courts of Olivia and Orsino.
The Production focuses on the classic story line of Love and Loss while drawing attention to the darker subplots of pride, hatred and revenge, which Shakespeare masterfully wove into the tale. Swept along, in true Footsbarn style, in a frolic of rich costumes, live music and classic comedy clowning. This is a dark Shakespeare comedy by a heritage company, delivering a solid good night out.
Director’s Note
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Press
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https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24276232.footsbarn-return-york-international-shakespeare-festival/
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charleshutchpress.co.uk
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York Mix - Six unmissable events
https://yorkmix.com/york-international-shakespeare-festival-returns-with-six-unmissable-events/
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lamontagne.fr
https://www.lamontagne.fr/herisson-03190/actualites/une-nuit-des-rois-se-prepare_14484842/