Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe Tickets
About Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe
Be transported into the world of mistaken identities, love, and gender-bending in Twelfth Night, Or What You Will at the Globe Theatre. Book Twelfth Night, Or What You Will tickets on TodayTix.
Audiences are brought to Illyria, where a festival is taking place. Meanwhile, grief-stricken Viola becomes shipwrecked and decides to disguise herself as a man named Cesario to join Duke Orsino's service. That's when the unexpected happens—from mistaken identity to love and the discovery of a long-lost brother being found alive—Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a play filled with surprises.
The company bringing this tale to life includes Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́, Ian Drysdale, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Aarushi Ganju, Alison Halstead, Laura Hanna, Solomon Israel, Henry Jenkinson, Joshua John, Max Keeble, Kwami Odoom, Pearce Quigley, Emmy Stonelake, and Jos Vantyler.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe cast and creative team
Music: Simon Slater
Director: Robin Belfield
Venue
Directions
Location: Fringe/Off West End
Railway station: London Bridge
Directions from tube: Exit the station, following signs for the River Thames/South Bank. As you reach the river, head west and the Globe is by the Tate Modern on the south side of the river.
More information about Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe
Twelfth Night, or What You Will in London, is directed by Robin Belfield, who recently directed the new play, Princess Essex. She also directed the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Twelfth Night, or What You Will, First Encounters production. This production was an edited, 90-minute version of the play which was aimed primarily at first-time Shakespeare audiences as well as at younger people.
The creative team also includes design by Jean Chan (Shanghai Dolls), fight direction by Paul Benzing (Hedda Gabler), movement and intimacy direction by Ingrid Mackinnon (The Importance of Being Earnest), and the composer is Simon Slater (Julius Caesar).
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1601 or 1602, and the show’s earliest public performance was in February of 1602 at Middle Temple Hall. The Italian production of Gl’ingannt heavily influenced this play, and the title of the play references the twelfth night after Christmas Day, a day also referred to as the Eve of the Feast of Epiphany.
What to watch for
- This is the second staging in London of Twelfth Night, or What You Will, since the pandemic.
- The play is set in Illyria, which was a region of the Western Balkans. The coast covered modern-day Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania.
- Twelfth Night, or What You Will, has inspired numerous adaptations, including multiple television programs, such as the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare series which included an episode dedicated to Twelfth Night.
- The 1940 novel Sad Cypress by Agatha Christie got its title from Act II, Scene IV of Twelfth Night, or What You Will.
Frequently asked questions
What is Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe about?
Be transported into the world of mistaken identities, love, and gender-bending in Twelfth Night, Or What You Will at the Globe Theatre. In its second London staging since the pandemic, this romantic comedy is staged by Robin Belfield (Princess Essex).
How do you get tickets for Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe?
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Which theatre is Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe at?
Twelfth Night, or What You Will - Globe is at London's Globe Theatre, which is located at Shakespeare's Globe, 21 New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT.
Who wrote Twelfth Night, or What You Will?
William Shakespeare wrote the play.
Who directed Twelfth Night, or What You Will?
Robin Belfield directs the show.
Is Twelfth Night, or What You Will appropriate for kids?
There is not currently an age guideline for this production but please note it does include some violence and themes of misogyny.
Is Twelfth Night, or What You Will good?
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, is one of Shakespeare’s most famous and beloved plays. This classic romantic comedy of mistaken identity has truly stood the test of time, and this new staging boasts an excellent cast and creative team.
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