Twelfth Night

Synopsis

Video recording by Theatre on Film (TOFT) of Declan Donnellan’s all-male production of Twelfth Night with a Russian cast. Performed by Cheek by Jowl and the Chekhov International Theatre Festival.

Language

Russian

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

11 Nov 2006

Duration

210 mins

Credits

Director

Declan Donnellan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Alexander Gusev; Vladimir Pankov

Production Design

Nick Ormerod

Choreographer

Jane Gibson

Cast

Yury Makeev	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Alexey Dadonov	Olivia
Vladimir Vdovichenko	Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Dmitry Shcherbina	Malvolio
Igor Yasulovich	Feste
Alexander Feklistov	Sir Toby Belch
Dmitry Dyuzhev	Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Ilia Ilyin	Maria
Mikhail Dementiev	Curio
Mikhail Zhigalov	Antonio
Sergey Mukhin	Sebastian
Vsevolod Boldin	Captain

Additional Details

Theatre

Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY

Theatre company

Cheek by Jowl

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts; Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Notes

Notes

Performed in Russian without translation. The production formed part of the RSC’s Complete Works Festival and played from 28 February-3 March. The RSC recorded the production at the Swan Theatre 2 March 2007. This production is catalogued separately.

General

Performed as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s New Wave Festival

Reviews

Ivanna Cullinan. nytheatre.com (November 7, 2006). Accessed 4/2007.

Production Company

Name

Character Generators

Archive

Name

Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)

Email

toft@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window

Phone

+ 1 (212) 870-1642

Fax

(212) 8701868

Address

Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA