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Twelfth Night

Royal Shakespeare Company

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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.

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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

 

Concept by RSC. Photography by Seamus Ryan.

 

Creative team

  • Twelfth Night   By William Shakespeare
  • Prasanna Puwanarajah   Director
  • James Cotterill   Set & Costume Design
  • Zoe Spurr & Bethany Gupwell   Lighting Design
  • Matt Maltese   Composer
  • George Dennis   Sound Design
  • Polly Bennett   Movement Director
  • Matthew Dewsbury CDG   Casting Director
  • Lindsey Miller   Music Director
  • Zac Gvi   Arranger and Additional Music
  • Zoë Templeman-Young   Associate Director

Cast

  • Samuel West   Malvolio
  • Freema Agyeman   Olivia
  • Michael Grady-Hall   Feste

Ticket prices

Standard
From £25 *
* Excludes £4 booking fee

Booking fees

£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction. 

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

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. 

Find out more about accessible events at the Barbican. 

Theatre

Location
The Barbican Theatre is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.

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