Twelfth Night

The Donmar Warehouse present William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in London in a production directed by Michael Grandage and starring Derek Jacobi.

In Twelfth Night, a man plays a girl disguised as a boy, which confuses everybody. What begins as an idle trick played on an unwitting drunk at a party in Padua, ends in bittersweet confusion on the island of Illyria. Over the course of the play, Shakespeare takes us on a journey that constantly reminds us that the opposite is always true.

Derek Jacobi plays 'Malvolio' following his role as 'Father' in John Mortimer's A Voyage Round My Father – this 2006 production transferred to the Wyndham's Theatre after its run at the Donmar Warehouse. Derek Jacobi's other recent theatre work includes Michael Grandage's 2005 production of Don Carlos (Sheffield Crucible and West End). On television Jacobi is renowned for his role as 'Claudius' in I Claudius.

The Donmar Warehouse present Twelfth Night in London's West End as part of a year long season at The Wyndham's Theatre. Kenneth Branagh joins The Donmar West End as an Associate Artistic Director for this season that comprises four plays:
Ivanov: From 12 September to 29 November 2008
Twelfth Night: From 5 December 2008 to 7 March 2008
Madame de Sade: From 13 March to 23 May 2009
Hamlet: From 29 May to 22 August 2009