Twelfth Night

Name: Twelfth Night
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012-05-04
Duration: 175 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn, Liam Brennan, Samuel Barnett, Colin Hurley

2012·Comedy·2h 55m

7.6

★

'Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit.' Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, Twelfth Night combines cruelty with high comedy and the pangs of unrequited love with some of 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 performance of Olivia in Twelfth Night, 10 years after its original premiere at Middle Temple Hall and The Globe. Synopsis 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.

Directed by Tim Carroll

filmed theater

all male cast

IMDB

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Cast

Mark Rylance

Olivia

Johnny Flynn

Viola

Samuel Barnett

Sebastian

Colin Hurley

Sir Toby Belch

Roger Lloyd Pack

Sir Andrew

Paul Chahidi

Maria

Stephen Fry

Malvolio

Peter Hamilton Dyer

Feste

James Garnon

Fabian

Ian Drysdale

Priest / Valentine

Crew

William Shakespeare

Author

Popular Reviews

9 reviews

Brendon

10.0★ · 10/23/23

I'm a bitch for Shakespeare.

I have a history with Twelfth Night as it was the first play I was ever in, portraying the character of Sebastian, so seeing it like this was a treat.

Esmé Poppiti

Tough watch for a Rylance hater such as myself because he is so fucking good in this. Johnny Flynn however is so lifeless, looks like he downed a fist full of quaaludes before he went on stage & is only barely remembering the plot of the play, mentally counting down scenes until he can leave. It’s actually such a relief when Sebastian shows up & Viola stops making speeches 😭.