National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night
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87% Critic Match

National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night

8.7 / 10 2017 2h 42mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia's upright housekeeper Malvolia is swept up in the madness. Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem, anything proves possible.

Cast & Crew

Tamsin Greig

Tamsin Greig

Malvolia

Lead
Tamara Lawrance

Tamara Lawrance

Viola

Daniel Ezra

Daniel Ezra

Sebastian

Oliver Chris

Oliver Chris

Orsino

Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

Olivia

Tim McMullan

Tim McMullan

Sir Toby Belch

Daniel Rigby

Daniel Rigby

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Niky Wardley

Niky Wardley

Maria

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robin Lough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Twelfth Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker