Twelfth Night

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Event Twelfth Night
Venue Ngaio Marsh Theatre, Illam, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 16 February 2001
Last Date 24 February 2001
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description Director has taken a post-modernist twist: 'I began by looking at it in the artistic sense from a Salvador Dali viewpoint with a little dash from the films Labyrinth and City of the Lost Children, as well as Alice in Wonderland, which have given it, I hope, a surreal, somewhat skewed angle. The play lends itself quite well to that sort of thing, it is quite a black comedy. 'The costumes have also been given a wonderful avant-garde spin by former design student Catherine Watts. She has included elements of the 1920s and the 1990s - lots of bold colours and lines. The costuming integrates very nicely with the set and with what I have wanted to draw out of it.'…
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Cross-dressing
Shakespeare
Songs
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Melanie Camp Actor Viola
Chris Domigan Actor Sebastian
Scott Koorey Actor Feste
Mark Wheldon Actor Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Catherine Watts Costume Designer
Jane Keats Designer
Erin Harrington Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 190583