Theatre Review: Twelfth Night, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
This is glorious. I don’t think I have ever laughed so much at a Shakespeare play, and I have...
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Tag: Twelfth Night
Review: Twelfth Night, Royal Exchange, Manchester
As someone from Stratford-upon-Avon, I’m no stranger to Shakespeare. Walking through the quaint town centre, you can’t shake a feathered quill without bumping into a street performer bellowing lines from King Lear. Don’t...
Read MoreSubverting Shakespeare: Northern Soul chats to Kate O’Donnell about making Feste a feisty female
I’ve never been behind the scenes at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, and so it feels peculiar to be heading for the stage door. I’m meeting performer Kate O’Donnell to talk about her role as Feste in Shakespeare’s Twelfth...
Read MoreTwelfth Night at The Lowry
It begins with the iconic soliloquy “If music be the food of love, play on.” The famous passage from Twelfth Night is probably as well known as the “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy from Hamlet, or the “When Shall...
Read MoreTwelfth Night: a refreshing adaptation by Bolton Octagon
David Thacker’s relationship with Shakespeare is a substantial one. He has directed 28 productions of the Bard. For the 29th, Thacker tackles Twelfth Night at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton with a refreshing 1930s twist. Upstairs...
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