Twelfth Night (Shakespeare's Globe)

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, *Twelfth Night* was ‘blissfully reborn’ (The Daily Telegraph) for the 2012/13 season at London’s Globe Theatre, under the direction of Tim Carroll. The hilarious tale of misdirection and deception is performed here by an all-male cast, as it would have been in Shakespeare’s day, with *Mark Rylance* playing Olivia and *Roger Lloyd Pack* as the hapless Sir Andrew Aguecheek. The production also marks *Stephen Fry’s* triumphant return to the stage as the pompous Malvolio, ridiculous in his yellow stockings. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound. An all-male Original Practices production

*Samuel Barnett* (Sebastian); *Liam Brennan* (Orsino); *Paul Chahidi*(Maria); *John Paul Connolly* (Antonio); *Stephen Fry* (Malvolio); *Mark Rylance* (Olivia); *Roger Lloyd Pack* (Sir Andrew Aguecheek); *Johnny Flynn* (Viola); *Ian Drysdale* (Priest/Valentine); *James Garnon* (Fabian); *Peter Hamilton Dyer*(Feste); *Colin Hurley* (Sir Toby Belch)

*"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable."* (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★)

*"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..."* (The Guardian)

*"I doubt I shall ever see a better Twelfth Night"* (The Sunday Telegraph ★★★★★)

*"A glorious star performance ... pure comic delight"* (The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★)

*"An unbridled pleasure ... some of the best comic acting in the world"* (The Sunday Express ★★★★★)

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Nothing here for heterosexual women but "actors " better placed in audiobooks.