Twelfth Night
- Synopsis
- Live sound recording of Peter Gill’s 1975 production of Twelfth Night for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Jane Lapotaire as Viola and John Price as Orsino. Nicol Williamson is Malvolio.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 18 Feb 1975
Credits
- Director
- Peter Gill
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- George Fenton
- Production Design
- William Dudley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Aldwych Theatre, London
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Other
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The dominating idea of this production was expressed by a mural of Narcissus gazing into a pool, painted across the back wall of the bare set. Elizabethan costumes were worn on an almost bare, white stage. The presence in Illyria of Viola and Sebastian enabled some of its narcissists to escape their solipsism. The slender Jane Lapotaire looked convincingly boyish in her disguise. Orsino’s ambivalent sexuality expressed itself in his languid caresses and easy, physical intimacy with his new page boy. As Malvolio, Nicol Williamson spoke in haughty tones until the extremity of his sufferings made it impossible for him to control himself and his native Welsh accent broke out. [RSC Exploring Shakespeare site http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/plays/3002_2969.htm (accessed 12/2008)].
- History
- Press night 6 February 1975
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71685 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)