Twelfth Night
by William Shakespeare
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“I am all the daughters of my father's house
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by William Shakespeare
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“I am all the daughters of my father's house
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Identical twins, Viola and Sebastian, are separated and shipwrecked in Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a boy. When the Countess Olivia falls in love with him (her?), and the Count Orsino falls in love with her (him?), the results are confusing to say the least.
Meanwhile Olivia's uncle Toby and Feste the fool plot revenge on Malvolio, who has dared to disapprove of their wild lives.....
Commissioned by the British Council in Mauritius, Border Crossings brought together artists from culturally diverse British backgrounds to explore Shakespeare's great comedy of disguise and identity. The production toured England, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Zimbabwe.
“What country, friends, is this?” - article by Michael Walling about the Mauritian production of “Twelfth Night” and also of “Macbeth” and “Paul and Virginie”
“Nineties Shake-Up” - review of “Twelfth Night” from the Leicester Ripple
“le côté obscur / the dark side” - review from Le Mauricien, in French or in English
Cross-dressing, gender-bending, multi-racial production gives a new
perspective on Shakespeare's comedy.... brilliant touches.... superbly acted
by all the cast.
Leicester Ripple
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And all the brothers too; and yet I know not....”