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Duke of York's

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Until February 27, 2010

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Richard Wilson, James Fleet, Richard McCabe, Nancy Carroll, Alexandra Gilbreath, Jo Stone-Fewings, Sam Alexander, Miltos Yerolemou

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Gregory Doran directs a new production of Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's poignant comedy of mistaken identity, unrequited love and revengeful pranks. Olivia is washed up on the shores of Illyria after a shipwreck, believing her brother Sebastian to be dead. She disguises herself as a boy and gets a job in the service of the Duke, Orsino, who is desperately in love with the haughty Viola. Employed as love-note envoy by Orsino, the disguised Olivia catches the eye of Viola, who falls in love with the smooth-faced boy. Into this complicated situation wanders Sebastian, also washed up in Illyria and looking a lot like Olivia... Meanwhile Orsino's pompous servant Malvolio is given a taste of his own medicine by a trio of dastardly schemers.