Shipwrecked and fearing her twin brother dead, Viola is swept onto the shores of Illyria. Disguising herself as a boy, she takes a post in the Duke's court and, on his behalf, attempts to woo his loved one, the Lady Olivia.
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Separated in a shipwreck from her
twin brother and believing him dead, Viola disguises herself as
a boy and is employed by Count Orsino to woo the reluctant Lady
Olivia. Olivia is indeed finally awoken from her own grief by a
new love, but for the servant and not the master, whilst Viola
herself has fallen head over heels for the Count.
Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities, unrequited love,
trickery and drunken revelling was the first play ever staged at
the Open Air Theatre in 1932 and we are delighted to invite
Edward Dick to direct this new production.