Twelfth Night (NJ)
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Twelfth Night (NJ)
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Twelfth Night (NJ) NJ Reviews and Tickets

87%
(25 Ratings)
Positive
96%
Mixed
4%
Negative
0%
Members say
Entertaining, Clever, Funny, Delightful, Great acting

About the Show

Two River presents a new staging of Shakespeare's beloved comedy, directed by Sara Holdren, a theater artist and the former chief theater critic of New York Magazine, and featuring Joey McIntyre as Orsino.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (25)

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305 Reviews | 98 Followers
93
Refreshing, Romantic, Great staging, Entertaining, Clever

See it if You want to see Shakespeare treated with care and heart combining romance and bawdy humor , by a cast who seem comfortable.

Don't see it if You can't sit through 2 1/2 hours of verse

104 Reviews | 32 Followers
83
Funny, Lengthy, Great special effects, Great staging, Great acting

See it if to experience a phenomenally acted Shakespeare classic with some well-placed musical and other anachronisms to modernize the tone/humor

Don't see it if find original Shakespearean language difficult to comprehend

300 Reviews | 64 Followers
80
Ambitious, Clever, Slow, Great singing, Confusing

See it if you are a Joey McIntyre fan and are not expecting a standard staging of a Shakespearean treasure

Don't see it if 2 hours and 45 minutes of the Bard is too much for you to handle

34 Reviews | 4 Followers
100
So much fun, Great acting, Funny, Entertaining, Delightful

See it if you love comedy, music and Shakespeare.

Don't see it if sorry but you waited too long. The run has ended.

22 Reviews | 3 Followers
89
Hilarious, Entertaining, Delightful, Clever

See it if you love Shakespeare and appreciate fresh new ways of interpreting the work. Also see it if you are a child of the 80s/90s and love NKOTB!

Don't see it if You need your Shakespeare to be period and textbook to the original.

46 Reviews | 6 Followers
70
Quirky, Funny, Entertaining

See it if You like updated Shakespeare

Don't see it if Dont like loud music or updated Shakespeare

13 Reviews | 1 Follower
98
Enchanting, Absorbing, Entertaining, Delightful, Clever

See it if Great original music numbers.

Don't see it if You hate Shakespeare

12 Reviews | 5 Followers
96
Refreshing, Masterful, Delightful

See it if you like Shakespeare; shows that are wonderfully staged and acted; that fulfill the promise of the script that fire the imagination

Don't see it if You don't like Shakespeare

Critic Reviews (5)

NJ.com
January 24th, 2020

"Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ wins once more in Red Bank"
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Broad Street Review
January 20th, 2020

"A mood unmoored"
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NJArts.net
January 25th, 2020

"Two River Theater’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is daringly different"
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New Jersey Stage
January 20th, 2020

"Director Sara Holdren delivers the fun in her dynamic production. Her decision to team up with the theater collective and band The Lobbyists is ambitious and rewarding. "
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T
January 28th, 2020

"The current production of 'Twelfth Night' at the Two River Theater is not only the best staging of William Shakespeare’s delightful comedy that I’ve ever seen, it’s among the best staging of any play I’ve ever seen. Definitely top 10."
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