Twelfth Night

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Event Twelfth Night
Venue Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
First Date 24 October 2023
Opening Date 26 October 2023
Last Date 19 November 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Washed up in a strange new land, determined to survive, Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario and finds work with Duke Orsino, only to fall head over heels in love with him. But Orsino is in love with Olivia, who – grieving for her brother – refuses all offers of romance. Until, that is, she meets Cesario for the first time. A whirlwind of passion ensues, leaving no one unaffected, not even Olivia’s prudish housekeeper Malvolia, played by Jane Montgomery Griffiths (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Titus Andronicus).

Heather Fairbairn’s fresh retelling of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy is
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Grief
Identity
Love
Related Events
  • Is tour of Twelfth Night , Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 2023
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Keith Agius Actor Toby Belch
Isabel Burton Actor Sebastian/Viola
Alfie Gledhill Actor Viola
Amy Hack Actor Maria
Garth Holcombe Actor Orsino
Mike Howlett Actor Andrew/Captain
Tomáš Kantor Actor Feste
Ursula Mills Actor Olivia
Jane Montgomery Griffiths Actor Malvolia
Chrissy Valentine Actor Antonio
Daniel Herten Associate Sound Designer
Elle Evangelista Choreographer
Sarah Blasko Composer
Charles Davis Designer Set & Costume
Heather Fairbairn Director
Nigel Poulton Fight Director/Fight Choreographer & Intimacy Director
Verity Hampson Lighting Designer
William Shakespeare Playwright
David Bergman Sound Designer
Jack Starkey-Gill Voice Coach
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/twelfth-night
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 213490