Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
Performed by the
RoughCast Theatre Company
July 2009
What happens when a bunch of shipwrecked mariners wash up on an island peopled by the indolent rich who spend their time in love intrigues? The cat is very much put among the pigeons and the old love order is turned upside down. But the lovers must watch out, there are pranksters about!
Twelfth Night is a play about love and self love, about who we are and what we are about. Following their successful tour of King Lear, RoughCast Theatre Company return with an outside production of this Shakespeare favourite featuring those much loved characters Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
The play is set loosely in the early 1980s, a time of New Romantics and the beginnings of modern Goths. In contrast to today, it was a time of excess. Greed was good. And we find people in this play who have wealth enough to do little more than spend their time navel gazing about themselves and the state of their emotions. We also find people who, though not wealthy themselves, are social hangers-on who have nothing better to do than play tricks on others. It is very much the world of the Hoorahs. But into this self-contained world come people with real emotions and bring it back down to Earth.
All performances begin at 7.30pm and tickets are £8 and £6 concessions unless stated otherwise.
July 3rd – The Ship Inn, Dunwich
No tickets required, collection after performance. Pub serves food tel 01728 648219
July 4th – Wingfield Barns
Tickets £8 and £4 under 18s
Box Office 01379 384505 or [email protected] or www.wingfieldbarns.com
Bring folding chairs/blankets/picnics. Bar.
Lee Miller exhibition also on, combined ticket available
July 5th – The Moathouse Garden, Framlingham
Box office 01728 724649 or visit www.artsframlingham.org
Bring folding chairs/rugs/picnics
July 10th – The Low House Garden, Laxfield
No tickets required, collection after performance. Pub serves food
July 11th – Debenham Festival (The Primary School)
Performance starts at 3pm
Tickets available from The Spiral Gallery, 46, High St., Debenham or tel 01379 586745
July 12th – The Cornwallis Arms, Brome
Performance starts at 4pm
Box Office 01379 586745
July 16th – Dragon Hall Courtyard, Norwich
Box office 01603 663922
July 18th – The Swan garden, Hoxne
Box office 01379 586745. Pub serves food.
