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Twelfth Night

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1996 touring production of Twelfth Night. Directed by Ian Judge with Edward Petherbridge as Malvolio and Emily Joyce as Viola.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
5 Apr 1996
Duration
160 mins

Credits

Director
Ian Judge
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Nigel Hess
Production Design
John Gunter
Costume
Deirdre Clancy
Cast
Emily JoyceViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Abigail CruttendenOlivia
Jack EllisOrsino, Duke of Illyria
Edward PetherbridgeMalvolio
Paul GreenwoodFeste
Bernard LloydSir Toby Belch
Christopher HollisSebastian
Dilys LayeMaria
Guy HenrySir Andrew Aguecheek
Mike BurnsideFabian
Paul BarnhillCurio
Richard DillaneAntonio
Robin HartValentine
Tudor PriceCaptain
Tudor PricePriest

Additional Details

Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Press night 21 March 1996 and then on UK tour.
Stills
Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email
collections@shakespeare.org.uk
Web
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
Address
Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW

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