Twelfth Night

A two-hour-and-twenty-minute evening under the Australian night sky features the Australian Shakespeare Company's return of Twelfth Night, a cherished comedy. The cast includes Sir Toby Belch, credited with inventing parties; Sir Andrew Aguecheek, an unintelligent and comically foolish nobleman; Malvolio, a zealous puritan whose moral standing collapses when manipulated by Sir Toby; and Maria, the maid who cleverly tricks Malvolio into house-training Sir Toby. Viola, a shipwrecked woman disguised as a man to secure employment, becomes central to Olivia's storya grieving aristocrat who turns down one suitor only to fall for another in disguisewhile Orsino, the Duke consumed by love, finds his affections redirected when truth and identity intersect. The Australian Shakespeare Company maintains its celebrated tradition of Shakespeare Under the Stars, offering a night filled with humor, romance, and musical chaos suitable for all ages.