Twelfth Night (1988)

Synopsis: The Renaissance Theatre Company production of Twelfth Night first staged at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith and directed for the stage by Kenneth Branagh. A wintry studio setting determines the tone for this melancholy production directed for television with a thoughtful intensity by Paul Kafno. With Frances Barber is Viola and Richard Briers as Malvolio.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1988
Year of production: 1988
Notes: A clip from this version and the Trevor Nunn 1996 film, as well as interviews with Trevor Nunn, Imogen Stubbs and Ben Kingsley are included in the National Association for the Teaching of English video TWELFTH NIGHT VIDEO PACK.
Uses: Ages 11 and up.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Caught in the Act; Twelfth Night Video Pack