Twelfth Night directed by Neil Bartlett.
The handsome young Duke Orsino is madly in love with the Lady Olivia - but she, sadly, is too busy mourning her dead brother to even read his letters. Below stairs, her chief steward is nursing a bad case of sexual self-denial and the chambermaids are being pursued by a decidedly over-the-hill alcoholic uncle.
Into this world of aristocratic confusion step a pair of teenage twins - one male, one female, but both equally capable of provoking infatuation wherever they appear. The trouble is, they seem alarmingly hard to tell apart.
From its unforgettable opening line to its deliriously comic conclusion, Twelfth Night is a masterpiece of disguise, deception and desire.
Neil Bartlett returns to the RSC to direct Twelfth Night, having previously directed The Dispute (TOP, 1999) and The Prince of Homburg (Swan Theatre, 2002). He has also directed at the National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and was Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith from 1994-2004.
Twelfth Night runs in repertoire the Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon from 30 August - 6 October 2007.
Running time
The running time for Twelfth Night is 3 hours and 5 minutes with an interval of 20 minutes.
Access performances
Assisted performances on 22 September, 26 September, 3 October.
