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1 day ago · Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare. Directed by Owen Horsley. Music composed and supervised by Sam Kenyon. Open Air Theatre, Regents Park. Star rating: 4. We’re in a louche 1990s-ish café near the sea – call it Illyria or “What You Will” – where a four piece band is playing plaintively.
1 day ago · It’s amazing to think that Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night was the first play ever staged at the Open Air Theatre back in 1932. Director Owen Horsley’s new version of the story of mistaken identities, unrequited love, gender-swapping and drunken revelry is a nostalgic celebration of love in all its forms.
2 days ago · The Axis Theatre Company’s production of Twelfth Night is a delightful way to spend 90 minutes in the theatre. The ensemble cast is up to the task of making Shakespeare more accessible without losing any of his mastery. No one should be intimidated by this production as it welcomes you into a fantasy world where reality is checked at the door.
1 day ago · There is much to delight in. Ryan Dawson Laight’s sumptuous costumes shine and Michael Matus gives a glorious turn in drag as Toby Belch, a bully towards Richard Cant’s proud Malvolio, who ...
1 day ago · Given a beautiful warm May night and the twinkling surroundings of the Open Air Theatre, I’d probably look fairly kindly on a wilfully abrasive take on ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’, let alone a ...
1 day ago · Shipwrecked twins Viola (Evelyn Miller) and Sebastian (Andro Cowperthwaite) are washed separately up at Olivia’s door, the former dressing as a boy to enter Orsino’s service, the latter with ...
4 days ago · In Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night,” Olivia, despite not being a malicious character, plays the role of an antagonist as she obstructs Viola’s desires and acts as a hindrance to her romantic pursuits. Viola loves Orsino but he loves Olivia, thereby creating a conventional romantic rivalry between them.
