Shakespeare: Twelfth Night - DVD

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Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (OA1111D)<br /> <br /> SAMUEL BARNETT (SEBASTIAN ); LIAM BRENNAN (ORSINO ); PAUL CHAHIDI (MARIA ); JOHN PAUL CONNOLLY (ANTONIO ); STEPHEN FRY (MALVOLIO ); MARK RYLANCE (OLIVIA ); ROGER LLOYD PACK (SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK ); JOHNNY FLYNN (Viola)<br /> <br /> One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, Twelfth Night was ‘blissfully reborn’ (The Daily Telegraph) for the 2012/13 season at London’s Globe Theatre, under the direction of Tim Carroll. The hilarious tale of misdirection and deception is performed here by an all-male cast, as it would have been in Shakespeare’s day, with Mark Rylance playing Olivia and Roger Lloyd Pack as the hapless Sir Andrew Aguecheek. The production also marks Stephen Fry’s triumphant return to the stage as the pompous Malvolio, ridiculous in his yellow stockings. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound. Spoken in Shakespeare’s English with English and German subtitles. An all-male Original Practices production<br /> <br /> "Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable." (The Daily Telegraph)<br /> <br /> "... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ...<br /> " (The Guardian)