Twelfth Night

A two-hour-and-twenty-minute theatrical experience under the night sky where the Australian Shakespeare Company returns to one of its most cherished comedic worksTwelfth Night. The story follows Sir Toby Belch, credited as the originator of social gatherings; Sir Andrew Aguecheek, a foolish and uneducated nobleman; Malvolio, an ambitious and rigid religious man whose moral standing collapses when manipulated by Sir Toby; and Maria, the servant girl who cleverly tricks Malvolio into humiliation while training Sir Toby in household management. Viola, a young woman shipwrecked at sea, disguises herself as a male to secure employment. Olivia, a sorrowful aristocrat, turns down one suitor only to become enamored with another under an assumed identity. Orsino, the Duke consumed by romantic longing, finds his affections shifting when truth and hidden identities intersect. The Australian Shakespeare Company maintains its celebrated practice of Shakespeare Under the Starsa evening filled with mirth, romance, and poetic chaos suitable for spectators from every age group.