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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Two time winner of Olivier and Tony Awards actor, playwright and director Mark Rylance will reprise his widely celebrated performance of Olivia in Twelth Night opposite Stephen Fry playing Malvolio.

He was the first Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005 and is back at the Globe Theatre this summer for the first time as part of the Globe's "The Play's The Thing" Season which is transferring to the Apollo Theatre home to Mark Rylance's acclaimed performance in Jerusalem.

In the household of Olivia, two campaigns are being quietly waged – one by the lovesick lord Orsino against the heart of the indifferent Olivia; the other by an alliance of servants and hangers-on against the high-handedness of her steward, the pompous Malvolio. When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola to plead with Olivia on his behalf, a bittersweet chain of events follows.
 
Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines cruelty with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love with someof the subtlest poetry and most exquisite songs Shakespeare ever wrote.
 
The Globe revisits its award-winning Twelfth Night of 2002 with an all-male Original Practices production, exploring clothing, music, dance and settings possible in the Globe of around 1601.
 
Mark Rylance reprises his widely celebrated performance of Olivia in Twelfth Night, 10 years after its original premiere at Middle Temple Hall and The Globe.
 
This season, Mark Rylance will also appear in the title role of Richard III.

Cast:

Mark Rylance as Olivia, Stephen Fry as Malvolio, Samuel Barnett as Sebastian, Johnny Flynn as Viola, Liam Brennan as Duke Orsino, Peter Hamilton Dyer as Feste, Colin Hurley as Sir Toby Belch.

Directed by Tim Carroll.

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