Twelfth Night

Synopsis: Video recording by the Royal Shakespeare Company of Declan Donnellan’s all-male production of Twelfth Night with a Russian cast. Performed by Cheek by Jowl and the Chekhov International Theatre Festival.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2 Mar 2007
Duration: 210 mins

Director

Declan Donnellan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Alexander Gusev; Vladimir Pankov

Production Design

Nick Ormerod

Choreographer

Jane Gibson

Cast

Yury Makeev	Viola (later disguised as Cesario)
Alexey Dadonov	Olivia
Vladimir Vdovichenko	Orsino, Duke of Illyria
Dmitry Shcherbina	Malvolio
Igor Yasulovich	Feste
Alexander Feklistov	Sir Toby Belch
Dmitry Dyuzhev	Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Ilia Ilyin	Maria
Mikhail Dementiev	Curio
Mikhail Zhigalov	Antonio
Sergey Mukhin	Sebastian
Vsevolod Boldin	Captain

Theatre: Swan Theatre
Theatre company: Cheek by Jowl
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Henry VI part 1; Twelfth Night
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts; Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Notes: Performed in Russian without translation. The production formed part of the RSC’s Complete Works Festival and played from 28 February-3 March. The production was also recorded by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) on 11 November 2006. This production is catalogued separately.
Reviews: Dobson, Michael. Shakespeare Survey 60 (2007), pp. 284-319 (especially 299-300); Menzer, Paul. Shakespeare Bulletin 25, no. 1 (2007), pp. 95-100 (especially 97-100).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

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