Twelfth Night

Oct 9, 2024 8:23 AM

Author:William Shakespeare,Anne-Marie Duff,Michael Maloney,Full Cast,Josette Simon

Twelfth Night

In this BBC full-cast production of Twelfth Night, Malvolio is looking for trouble - and revenge...

Michael Maloney, Josette Simon and Anne-Marie Duff star in this fast and funny production of Shakespeare's most sparkling and optimistic comedy, when all the world is turned on its head and authority is usurped, when by civil misrule girls become boys and women lust after women.

BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly-formed company broadcast its first full-length play, generations of actors and producers have honed and perfected the craft of making Shakespeare to be heard.

In this acclaimed BBC Radio Shakespeare series, each play is introduced by Richard Eyre, former Director of the Royal National Theatre. Revitalised, original and comprehensive, this is Shakespeare for the modern day.

Reviews

A classic rags-to-riches saga

—— The Spectator

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—— Spectator

Peter Cook Remembered is a moving celebration of a good man who made us laugh. Apart from being very funny, it has the bonus that each sketch illuminates not only the man but his time. It is a beautiful book and Lin Cook's final poignant memoir of her husband is as good a love letter as you'll find anywhere

—— Sunday Telegraph

It is a mad book - but then the subject is a madman. I love Lewis's passion ... I recommend it

—— Sunday Times

Reinventing the genre as well as reassessing its subject with formidable intelligence, this book is a remarkable achievement

—— Literary Review

Lewis is a great critic of great performances ... this book represents perhaps the most searching life of a non-classical actor ever written

—— New Statesman

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