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The smell of polish greeted the nostrils of patrons entering the auditorium for a performance of Twelfth Night by someone called William Shakespeare. What twelfth night had to do with this play is anyone's guess, but the play went something like this. Mixed twins shipwrecked and decide that the girl should become a boy. The girl twin gets mistaken for another man and confuses a girl. Locals of various intellectual levels cause mischief and give the play a story line. All this directed with good effect by Stephen Unwin, against an imitation apron stage set by Becs Andrews, with great costumes of the Elizabethan period designed by Mark Bouman.
This was a play in the tradition of clear speech and diction that was received by the audience with great relish and anticipation. Those responsible for their satisfaction were Geoffrey Beevers as the dimwit knight Andrew Aguecheek, Susan Brown as Maria, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart as Orsino, Michael Cronin as the rotund Toby Belch, Gareth David-Lloyd as Sebastian, Patrick Drury as Antonio, Edmund Kingsley as Valentine, Robert Lister as Fabian, Geoffrey Lumb as Curio, Des McAleer as Malvolio, Georgina Rich as Viola, Catherine Walker as Olivia and Alan Williams as the intelligent fool Feste.
Of course by the time you have seen this play and enjoyed its contents you will be aware of how great a playwright William Shakespeare is, and will know how good a company of actors have performed this play for you, so do not miss this play if you are fortunate enough to have it come your way. Fine Shakespeare. © BA
“Twelfth Night” is at York from the 5th of October to the 9th October, 2004 and then touring. This is a No Smoking theatre.
