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Following a sold-out season in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Twelfth Night returned for a summer season at Adelaide’s iconic Carrick Hill. The play’s raucous festivities were timed for the calendar date of twelfth night, adding to the post-Christmas spirit. Situated on a 100-acre estate in the Adelaide foothills, Carrick Hill is also home to 20 hectares of Eucalyptus macrocarpa woodland. Capped at 200 audience members per night, guests enjoyed a sunset walk in the gardens before sampling drinks and nibbles at Ursula’s gin bar. Lutist James Logan played live while Tabel Catering delivered plant-based picnics to guests on the lawns throughout the performance. 100% of all ticket fees were donated to Fresh Start by Humanitix. The production was carbon-offset through biodiversity restoration programs.
Washed ashore following a violent storm at sea, Viola fears that her twin brother Sebastian has drowned. Alone in the foreign hostile land of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a manservant to seek protection in the Duke Orsino’s court. Viola promptly falls in love with the Duke, who is in turn in love with the Countess Olivia. Olivia, in mourning for her brother and wholly disinterested in the Duke, promptly falls in love with Viola, who is disguised as ‘Cesario’. Amidst this fraught love triangle, Olivia’s steward Malvolio is struggling to maintain control over the drunken Sir Toby Belch, his foppish friend Sir Andrew Aguecheek and housekeeper Maria. The resultant mayhem that is watched over by the enigmatic fool Feste who knows more than it appears.
We were laughing the entire way through, it was the actual best Shakespeare I have EVER seen!
Just came home from this show. I’ve never laughed at Shakespeare before. Now I have. He’s actually funny. These guys did a fabulous job! Bravo
Feste: Michaela Burger
Orsino: Shedrick Yarkpai
Viola: Melanie Munt
Sir Toby Belch: Paul Westbrook
Maria: Kate van der Horst
Sir Andrew Aguecheek / Sebastian: David Daradan
Malvolio: Michael Baldwin
Olivia: Alys Daroy
Antonio: Britt Plummer
Co-Directors: Britt Plummer and Jess Clough-Macrae
Music Director/Composer: Michaela Burger
Movement Director: Sam Dugmore
Choreography: Paul Westbrook
Clowning: Britt Plummer
Dramaturgy/Scenography: Alys Daroy
Casting: Ann Peters, SA Casting and Alys Daroy, Elisa Armstrong and Charles Mayer
Lighting Design: Martin Bevz, LVX Global
Lighting and Sound: Tom Bayford, Event Technologies
Publicity: Biela McMillan
Artistic Director/Producer: Alys Daroy
Super performances! Better than any Twelfth Night I have seen, including at the Globe and on the West End
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