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4 days 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.
4 days ago · Founded almost a century ago as a Shakespeare-only venue, the OAT hasn’t staged a full length version of one of his works in years. But this return to the Bard is about as quintessential as it gets.
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3 days ago · Anna Francolini as Olivia in Twelfth Night. Photograph: Rich Lakos. ... Antonio gets a tough deal too, as his lover – how easily Shakespeare’s words let two men love – hasn’t been gone ...
4 days ago · Twelfth Night at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre review: stylish and surprisingly sexy Shakespeare ... Owen Horsley’s production leans heavily into the themes of sexual and gender confusion in ...
3 days ago · In medieval times, Twelfth Night was sometimes marked by a role-play reversal game that allowed a man and a woman to become “king and queen” for the night, a jape that nods to the Lord of ...
4 days ago · Shakespeare’s best comedies are bursting with multiple plots, and two of the most perfect – A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Twelfth Night – are the most dizzying and delightful. It is quite likely that the latter, later work was first performed on Twelfth Night of 1601 to celebrate the newborn century on January 5 (with a singing clown ...
2 days ago · "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is often classified as a romantic comedy due to its central themes of love, mistaken identity, and reconciliation. However, the play transcends this genre by exploring deeper themes of gender identity, societal expectations, and the complexity of human relationships.
