Twelfth Night

Produced by: 
Combined Actors of Cambridge (http://www.combinedactors.org)
Performance times: 
Tuesday 4 December - Saturday 8 December 2012, 19:45
Saturday 8 December 2012, 14:30
Venue: 
ADC Theatre (https://www.adctheatre.com/)

Twelfth Night is arguably Shakespeare's most loved comedy.

The play's title sets it firmly in the pagan festival of mis-rule, where reality is turned on its head; where the impossible love that Viola, disguised as a man, bears for Orsino and Olivia bears for Viola (believing her male) vies with Orsino's unrequited love for Olivia. The discovery that Sebastian, Viola's twin brother, is not drowned allows impossible love to be changed in an instant, ending the period of misrule, so that all four characters can be happily united.

Typically Shakespeare's comedy is laced with darker tones in the baiting of Malvolio and Belch's disregard for Aguecheek, but these serve the riotous elements of the comedy well and the letter scene is possibly the most loved comic device. The sub-title 'Or What You Will' allows us to see the play as a holiday season romp.

Simply staged in period dress, Twelfth Night should indeed be a pre-Christmas treat.

Production team

Set Designer
Tony Broscomb
Lighting Designer
Edward Hopkins
Stage Manager
Chrissie Davies
Assistant Stage Manager
Diane Winkleby
Props
Lorraine Baker
Costume Assistant
Lyn Chatterton
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Previous Events
Event Date Time Location
Get-in Sun 2 Dec 2012 09:00 ADC Theatre
Technical rehearsal Sun 2 Dec 2012 18:00 ADC Theatre
Dress rehearsal Mon 3 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Performance Tue 4 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Performance Wed 5 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Performance Thu 6 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Performance Fri 7 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Performance Sat 8 Dec 2012 14:30 ADC Theatre
Performance Sat 8 Dec 2012 19:45 ADC Theatre
Get-out Sat 8 Dec 2012 22:15 ADC Theatre
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