Twins are separated in a storm at sea and find their way to Illyria. Drunken relatives, unrequited love and Malvolio's infamous yellow stockings bring plenty of comedy to Shakespeare's play of mistaken identity.
Creative Team Interview
Listen to Neil Bartlett (Director), Simon Deacon (Composer) and Kandis Cook (Designer) discussing their cross-gender Twelfth Night.
Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 5
Disguised as Cesario, Viola (Chris New) visits Olivia (Justine Mitchell) to woo her for Orsino.
Twelfth Night Act 3 Scene 4
Prompted by Maria's fake letter, Malvolio (John Lithgow) arrives in Olivia's chamber, dressed in ridiculous yellow stockings.
Performance photo gallery
Explore Neil Bartlett's 2007 RSC production of Twelfth Night from Feste's introduction to the moment the twins are reunited.
Rehearsal photo gallery
Go behind the scenes to join the company in rehearsal and a fight workshop.







