TWELFTH NIGHT Or What You Will London Reviews and Tickets | Show Score

79%

(223 Ratings)

Positive

81%

Mixed

11%

Negative

8%

Members say

Entertaining, Absorbing, Clever, Quirky, Funny

About the Show

Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities set in the Mediterranean sun is a celebration of love.

In a seaside café illuminated by moonlight, Olivia serenades her departed brother while observed by a dwindling audience.

Viola's unexpected arrival after a shipwreck initiates a series of disguises and deceit, injecting vitality into the melancholy community and igniting hopes to revive their festivities.

Shakespeare's romantic comedy, set against the Mediterranean's radiant sun, weaves a tale of love and misidentification, presenting a jubilant celebration amidst the interplay of mistaken identities.

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Critic Reviews (9)

"Queer reframing of Shakespeare’s melancholy comedy entertains but never quite ignites"
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"...Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night as the queer cavalcade it perhaps should always have been"
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"...this inventive production is a thought-provoking delight."
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"It’s a dignifiedly twilight world, stylish and welcoming."
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"burlesque overwhelms the darker notes in this mixed revival"
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"gestures at a genderqueer transgressiveness it doesn’t really follow through on."
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"stylish and surprisingly sexy Shakespeare"
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"A queer reimagining with charm – but lacking emotional heft"
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Creative team

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

William Shakespeare