Twelfth Night

For two hours and twenty minutes under the night sky, the Australian Shakespeare Company returns with Twelfth Nighta comedy that has delighted audiences for years. Sir Toby Belch is credited as the inventor of partying; Sir Andrew Aguecheek is foolish and without wit; Malvolio is a self-righteous puritan who collapses from his own moral pretensions when pushed by Sir Toby; Maria, the servant girl, outsmarts Malvolio and trains Sir Toby in household matters. Viola survives a shipwreck only to cross-dress as a man seeking employment. Olivia, a grieving noblewoman, turns down one suitor before falling for another in disguise. Orsino, the Duke consumed by love, has his heart redirected when truth and identity clash. The Australian Shakespeare Company maintains its celebrated tradition of Shakespeare Under the Starsa night filled with laughter, romance, and musical chaos suitable for audiences of every age.