Explored the psychological complexity of the characters. | What does the 1969 RSC Production (Barton) do differently to previous performances? |
A ‘wintery melancholy’ | What mood is the 1969 performance described as having? |
An inherent melancholy resulting from the pain of love. | What did the 1983 RSC (Caird) performance focus on? |
Decay and confinement- ruined garden, rusted gates and chapel. | What feeling does the setting of the 1983 production create? |
Feste | Which character did the 1996 Nunn film focus on? |
Victorian- gender differences defined. | What is the setting of the 1996 film and what effect does this have? |
Comic and non-realistic feeling to setting and costume. | Why is the 1997 RSC (Noble) production different to its predecessors? |
The preoccupation with the play’s melancholy. | What is the 1997 production a response to? |
‘Crude one-dimensional farce’ | What is the 1997 production described as? |
Harking back to Elizabethan times. | What is significant about the 2013 Globe (Carroll) production? |
Gender ambiguity with a transgender Feste and a towering Olivia over Viola. | Why is the 2017 Royal Exchange version very experimental? |
Modern ideas about mental health and OCD. | What does the 2017 Royal Exchange version represent? |
Gender fluidity- female Malvolio, Fabian and Feste. | What is the key focus in the 2017 National Theatre production? |
Victorian setting- opulent costume and staging? | What is the setting and staging like for the 2018 RSC (Luscombe) production? |
A chasm between eastern and western culture. | What does the 2018 production represent? |
‘sexually ambivalent’ | How is Orsino’s household described as being in the 2018 RSC production? |
Barton | Who was the director of the 1969 RSC production? |
Caird | Who was the director of the 1983 RSC production? |
Nunn | Who was the director of the 1996 film? |
Noble | Who was the director of the 1997 RSC production? |
Carroll | Who was the director of the 2013 Globe production? |
Luscombe | Who was the director of the 2018 RSC production? |
Twelfth Night Productions Over Time
July 20, 2019