Twelfth Night
or What You Will
14th April 1983
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, RSC
This production opened at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on 14th April 1983 and played in repertoire there until January 1984. It then transferred to the Barbican Theatre in London, opening on 16th August 1984 and played in repertoire there until 19th March 1985.
Photos by Donald Cooper
Olivier Awards – 1984
Actress of the Year in a Revival (Nomination) – Zoë Wanamaker for the role of Viola in Twelfth Night at the RSC Barbican.
Actor of the Year in a Supporting Role (Nomination) – Richard O’Callaghan for the role of Feste in Twelfth Night at the RSC Barbican,
Twelfth Night
| Written by | William Shakespeare |
Creative team
| Director | John Caird |
| Designer | Robin Don |
| Costumes | Alix Stone |
| Lighting | David Hersey |
| Music | Ilona Sekacz |
| Sound | John A. Leonard |
| Fights Direction | Malcolm Ransom |
| Company Voice Work | Cicely Berry |
| Assisant Director | Jeremy Bell |
| Stage Manager | Rachel Whitteridge |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Gail Berryman |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Peter Miller |
| Poster and Programme designed by The Drawing Room | |
Cast
| The Duke of Illyria’s Household | |
| Orsino | Miles Anderson |
| Valentine | Griffith Jones |
| Curio | Cyril Nri |
| A Lord | Paul Spence |
| First Officer | Jeremy Wilkin |
| Second Officer | Paul Clayton |
| Third Officer | Simon Treves |
| Fourth Officer | Peter Lemon |
| Viola | Zoë Wanamaker |
| Sea Captain | Jeremy Wilkin |
| Sailors | Simon Treves / Jeffrey Robert |
| The Countess Olivia’s Household | |
| Olivia | Sarah Berger |
| Sir Toby Belch | John Thaw |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Daniel Massey |
| Maria | Gemma Jones |
| Malvolio | Emrys James |
| Feste | Richard O’Callaghan |
| Fabian | Stanley Page |
| Sir Topas | Stanley Dawson |
| Lady in Waiting | Caroline Harris |
| Maids | Selina Carey-Jones / Victoria Wicks |
| Sebastian | Nigel Cooke |
| Antonio | Graham Sinclair |
Barbican revival cast
| The Duke of Illyria’s Household | |
| Orsino | Miles Anderson |
| Valentine | Griffith Jones |
| Curio | Derek Smee |
| A Lord | Paul Spence |
| First Officer | Jeremy Wilkin |
| Second Officer | Paul Clayton |
| Third Officer | Roger Hyams |
| Fourth Officer | Jeffrey Robert |
| Viola | Zoë Wanamaker |
| Sea Captain | Jeremy Wilkin |
| Sailors | Roger Hyams/Jeffrey Robert |
| The Countess Olivia’s Household | |
| Olivia | Joanne Pearce |
| Sir Toby Belch | Stephen Moore |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | Daniel Massey |
| Maria | Gemma Jones |
| Malvolio | Emrys James |
| Feste | Richard O’Callaghan |
| Fabian | Stanley Page |
| Sir Topas | Stanley Dawson |
| Lady in Waiting | Caroline Harris |
| Maids | Sheridan Ball / Denica Fairman |
| Sebastian | Nigel Cooke |
| Antonio | Graham Sinclair |
Musicians
| Music Director / Keyboards | Richard Brown |
| Flute | Christopher Lacey |
| Clarinet | Victor Slaymark |
| Horn | Brian Newman |
| Horn | Duncan Hollowood |
| Percussion | Tony McVey |
| Violin | Wilfred Gibson |
| Violin | John Francis |
| Cello | Andrea Hess |