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Twelfth Night

Synopsis
Video recording of Michael Kahn’s 1989 production of Twelfth Night with Kelly McGillis as Viola.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
15 Dec 1989
Duration
145 mins

Credits

Director
Michael Kahn
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Catherine MacDonald
Production Design
Derek McLane
Costume
Nancy Schertler
Cast
Kelly McGillisViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Kate SkinnerOlivia
Peter Webster (2)Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Philip GoodwinMalvolio
Yusef BulosFeste
David MedinaFabian
David SabinSir Toby Belch
Floyd KingSir Andrew Aguecheek
Franchelle Stewart DornMaria
Larry McMullenCaptain
Mark PhilpotSebastian
Raphael NashAntonio

Additional Details

Theatre
Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
Theatre company
Folger Theatre
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Edwardian
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
The production ran 25 September-19 November 1989.
Reviews
Tocci, Margaret M. Shakespeare Bulletin 8, no. 1 (1990): 23-24. Rich, Frank. New York Times (4 October 1989, p. 15). Rich writes: `... Ms. McGillis is in command of a psychologically complex, technically expert performance that reveals a range scarcely tapped by her screen roles to date...'

Production Company

Name

Sheffield Audio-Visual Productions

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

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