Twelfth Night
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
A scene from Twelfth Night featuring actors in period costumes on stage, with vibrant set design and lighting.
The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.
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The company of Twelfth Night. Photo by Helen Murray.

Twelfth Night

Venue

Barbican Theatre

The Royal Shakespeare Company welcomes in the festive season at the Barbican this winter with Shakespeare’s spellbinding masterpiece Twelfth Night, following a 5 star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon, from 8 Dec.

Director Prasanna Puwanarajah revives his production, iconically designed by James Cotterill, which sees Samuel West (Malvolio), Freema Agyeman (Olivia), and Michael Grady-Hall (Feste) reprising their critically acclaimed performances.

A woman survives a shipwreck and washes up on an unknown shore. Alone and bereaved of her twin brother, she embarks on a secret new life as a go-between for two people in the extremity of love and grief. Caught up in the ensuing love triangle, she experiences the chaos and humanity of unexpected love; and discovers that in Illyria, everyone is hiding something.

With original music and songs composed by singer songwriter Matt Maltese, don’t miss this bittersweet freewheeling miracle of farce, longing, love and life, playing for 6 weeks only until 17 Jan 2026.

Closing

17/01/2026

Running Time

2h55, inc. interval

Genre

Comedy

Age & Content

TBC

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.

Cast:

Freema Agyeman as

Olivia

Emily Benjamin as

Priest

Norman Bowman as

Antonio

George Fletcher as

Second Officer/Orsino’s Attendant

Demetri Goritsas as

Sir Andrew Aguecheek

Michael Grady-Hall as

Feste

Danielle Henry as

Maria

Gwyneth Keyworth as

Viola

Michael Lyle as

First Officer/Orsino’s Attendant

Cat McKeever as

Sea Captain

Daniel Millar as

Fabian

Reece Miller as

Orsino’s Attendant

Daniel Monks as

Orsino

Charlotte O’Leary as

Olivia’s Woman

Thom Petty as

Curio / Organist

Rhys Rusbatch as

Sebastian

Joplin Sibtain as

Sir Toby Belch

Tom Sowinski as

Orsino’s Attendant

Samuel West as

Malvolio

David Whitworth as

Valentine

Creative:

Twelfth Night by -

William Shakespeare

Director -

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Set & Costume Designer -

James Cotterill

Lighting Designer -

Zoe Spurr & Bethany Gupwell

Composer -

Matt Maltese

Sound Designer -

George Dennis

Movement Director -

Polly Bennett

Casting Director -

Matthew Dewsbury CDG

Music Director -

Lindsey Miller

Arranger & Additional Music -

Zac Gvi

Voice & Text -

Jeannette Nelson

Associate Director -

Zoë Templeman-Young

Associate Sound Designer -

Michael Woods

Associate Movement Director -

Caldonia Walton