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Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian , who are separated in a shipwreck.
Viola's actions produce all of the play's momentum. She is a young woman of Messaline. In the beginning, Viola is found shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separated from her twin brother, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, the Sea Captain tells her that this place is ruled by the Duke Orsino, who is in love with Countess Olivia.
Twelfth Night (also known as Twelfth Night: Or What You Will) is a 1996 romantic comedy film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play, directed by Trevor Nunn and featuring an all-star cast. Set in the late 19th century, it was filmed on location in Cornwall , including scenes shot at Padstow and at Lanhydrock House near Bodmin , with Orsino ...
In "Twelfth Night," Viola, one of the main protagonists, disguises herself as a man after being shipwrecked and separated from her brother. The title character of "Judith" is Shakespeare's sister ...
She made her professional theatre debut in 1956 playing Viola in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Oxford Playhouse. She made her Broadway debut in musical revue New Faces of 1956 (1956). Smith excelled in both comedy and drama performing in various works of Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Noël Coward, Edward Albee and Tom Stoppard.
Born in Ilford, England, in 1934, Smith made her stage debut in 1952, playing Viola in a stage production of Twelfth Night. Her career spanned over 70 years, and included starring roles in ...
This teen classic, inspired by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and starring Amanda Bynes, can be summed up with this quote: "Everybody has a secret. Duke wants Olivia, who likes Sebastian, who is ...
Redmayne made his professional stage debut as Viola in Twelfth Night, for Shakespeare's Globe at the Middle Temple Hall in 2002. [20] He won the award for Outstanding Newcomer at the 50th Evening Standard Theatre Awards in 2004, for his performance in Edward Albee 's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? , [ 21 ] and the award for Best Newcomer at the ...