TWELFTH NIGHT; OR, WHAT YOU WILL

a romantic comedy based on William Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth night; or, what you will”

The play is believed to have been written around 1600 as a Twelfth Night’s entertainment. This celebration, which involved mask balls and caroling, concluded Christmas ceremonies. According to the legend Queen Elizabeth ordered Shakespeare to write a joyful comedy, so he did. The characters live in fictional country Illyria, ruled by Duke Orsino. This is a place where Viola and Sebastyan find themselves, which gives start to the dizzying story. This play is a classical interpretation of one of the best Shakespeare’s comedies. This is a bright and joyful performance about love.

The performance lasts for about 1 hour and 40 minutes without intermission.

Characters and cast:
Duke Orsino – Oleksandr Tymchenko
Countess Olivia – Liliia Iezhak, Tatyana Bushenyova
Maria – Natalia Firsova, Olga Korol
Viola – Oleksandra Rybina
Sebastyan – Oleksiy Chepalov
Antonio – Ievgen Pedin
Sir Toby Belch – Roman Fanin
Sir Andrew Aguecheek – Gordey Klochko
Feste – Dmytro Ternovyi
Malvolio – Viacheslav Valkovyi
Valentine – Iryna Bondarenko
Curio – Anastasiia Ternova

Light – Dina Durba
Scenography, costumes, text adaptation, songs – Olga Ternova
Stage director – Olga Ternova