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Twelfth Night

Royal Shakespeare Company

A person with a yellow collar around their neck makes a love heart symbol with their hands.

Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Director Prasanna Puwanarajah revives his ‘inspired and spellbinding’ (The Stage) production, iconically designed by James Cotterill, which sees Samuel West (Malvolio), Freema Agyeman (Olivia), and Michael Grady-Hall (Feste) reprising their critically acclaimed performances.

A woman survives a shipwreck and washes up on an unknown shore. Alone and bereaved of her twin brother, she embarks on a secret new life as a go-between for two people in the extremity of love and grief. Caught up in the ensuing love triangle, she experiences the chaos and humanity of unexpected love; and discovers that in Illyria, everyone is hiding something.

With original music and songs composed by singer songwriter Matt Maltese, don’t miss this bittersweet freewheeling miracle of farce, longing, love and life, playing for six weeks only.

Running time: 2 hours and 55 minutes, including a 20 minute interval 

Post-show talk, Mon 5 Jan 
Free to same-day ticket holders.

Twelfth Night: Unwrapped, Sat 17 Jan
Join members of the company and creative team to unwrap the play and hear more about some of the skills that go into making a Royal Shakespeare Company production. Tickets £8.

 

Accessibility

Captioned performance
Sat 20 Dec at 1.30pm

Relaxed performance 
Tue 30 Dec at 1.30pm

Audio described performance
Sat 3 Jan at 1.30pm

Touch tour
Sat 3 Jan, 11.30pm-12pm

 

Production images by Helen Murray © RSC

 

Wheelchair spaces, free companion seats may now be booked online.    
Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.    

Booking a wheelchair space:
Select a seat displaying the wheelchair user icon and then select wheelchair user ticket type. The ticket will be priced at the lowest price for that event. If you need an essential companion, please select the E icon next to the wheelchair space you have selected.    

Booking essential companion tickets:
Please select at least two tickets and one of them will be automatically discounted to zero in the basket.    

Booking British Sign Language or Captioned Seats:
Select seats in the area appropriate to your needs.

Family rate
Up to two half price tickets for under 18s with every full price paying adult. Valid on all performances except Sat evenings and peak performances between Tue 23 Dec and Sun 4 Jan. Subject to availability. 

Groups of 10+
£49.50 each for Mon to Thu performances. Not available on premium seats (top two price bands) or peak performances between Tue 23 Dec and Sun 4 Jan. Subject to availability. 

Groups of 10+ for UK Schools, Colleges and Universities
£25 tickets on Mon to Thu performance. Not available on premium seats (top two price bands) or peak performances between Tue 23 Dec and Sun 4 Jan. Subject to availability. Overseas schools, colleges and universities to pay 10+ Group rate. 

RSC £10 TICKETS FOR 14-25 YEAR OLDS Supported by Tik Tok 
£10 for anyone aged between 14 and 25 years old. Not available on premium seats (top two price bands). Subject to availability.

*Excludes £4 booking fee

These accessibility provisions are available for this event.

Audio described
Captioned
Relaxed

Reviews

‘Inspired and spellbinding...‘
The Stage
‘Proper festive winner...‘
WhatsOnStage
‘Bubblingly ingenious production...‘
Daily Telegraph

Accessibility

Captioned performance
Sat 20 Dec at 1.30pm

Relaxed performance 
Tue 30 Dec at 1.30pm
 

Audio described performance
Sat 3 Jan at 1.30pm

Touch tour
Sat 3 Jan, 11.30pm-12pm

We offer touch tours for those who are blind, partially sighted or neurodivergent. These tours are free, but spaces are limited so booking is required. 

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