Twelfth Night

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Twelfth Night previewed 19 December 2009, opened 22 December 2009, closed 27 February 2010 at the Duke of York's Theatre in London. Prior to London, Twelfth Night was staged at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon previewed 15 October 2009, opened 21 October 2009 and closed 21 November 2009.

The Royal Shakespeare Company present William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night in London featuring Richard Wilson as 'Malvolio' and James Fleet as 'Sir Andrew Aguecheek'.

Everyone is looking for love - some in impossible places. Some mourn the love they have lost. Some long for love they are refused. In Illyria love aches and madness rules.

Richard Wilson makes his RSC and Shakespeare debut in this production as Malvolio. The director Gregory Doran said: "I am delighted to have finally persuaded Richard Wilson to play Malvolio, a part he was surely born to play. Twelfth Night is surely the most achingly sad of all Shakespeare's comedies tinged with a melancholy sadness and almost Chekhovian in its sense of loss."

The cast for the RSC's production of Twelfth Night in London features Richard Wilson as 'Malvolio' and James Fleet as 'Sir Andrew Aguecheek' along with Sam Alexander as 'Sebastian', Nancy Carroll as 'Viola', Alexandra Gilbreath as 'Olivia', Richard McCabe as 'Sir Toby Belch', Jo Stone-Fewings as 'Orsino' and Miltos Yerolemou as 'Feste'. Twelfth Night is directed by Gregory Doran with designs by Robert Jones, lighting by Tim Mitchell, music by Paul Englishby and sound by Martin Slavin.

Twelfth Night in London at the Duke of York's Theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company previews from 19 December 2009, opens on 22 December 2009 and closes on 27 February 2010. Prior to London, Twelfth Night will be staged at the RSC's Courtyard Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon previews from 15 October 2009, opens on 21 October 2009 and closes on 21 November 2009.